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Complete and authentic memoirs of the Duke of Saint Simon on the century of Louis xiv and the Regency. Collated on the original manuscript by m. Chruel. Preceded by a note by Mr. Sainte Beuvede the French Academy. Volume eighth. Hachette 1857. 503 pages. Dimensions: 2.8 x 12 x 18 cm. The Memoirs of Saint-Simon are a posthumous work of Louis de Rouvroy, Duke of Saint-Simon (1675-1755), whose manuscript comprises nearly 3000 pages. Considered a monument of French literature, this text has had a decisive influence on authors such as Chateaubriand, Stendhal, Balzac and Proust. The title Memoirs of Saint-Simon is that of the original manuscript, kept at the National Library of France.