Les historiettes de Tallemant des Réaux, tome troisième
 Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du XVIIe siècle

by Tallemant des Réaux

"Les historiettes de Tallemant des Réaux, tome troisième" by Tallemant des Réaux is a collection of personal memoirs written starting in 1657. This third volume continues Tallemant's intimate portraits of seventeenth-century France, documenting kings, literary giants, courtesans, and political figures. Originally not intended for publication, these accounts remained in manuscript form until 1834, when they shocked readers with their iconoclastic revelations about the Grand Siècle. Independent testimonies have since confirmed the accuracy of Tallemant's often scandalous reports.