III. THE LUXURY OF VERSAILLES

IV. THE GARDENS, THE FOUNTAINS AND THE GRAND TRIANON

V. A DAY WITH THE SUN KING

VI. GOLDEN DAYS AND RED LETTER NIGHTS

VII. THE WOMEN OF VERSAILLES

VIII. THE VERSAILLES OF LOUIS XV

IX. THE TWILIGHT OF THE BOURBON KINGS

X. THE SHRINE OF ROYAL MEMORIES, THE
SCENE OF WORLD ADJUSTMENTS




FOREWORD


THE HALL OF MIRRORS

I

If you could speak what tales your tongues could tell,
You voiceless mirrors of the storied past!