With all his writings on the court of Louis XIV, one understands the king have driven from the court and after a short stay in prison, exile in his've County. Very easy to read and makes you want to read his other writings.
This is not a book of history with a capital letter, but the book of the personal history of Bussy. This very gallant man obviously can bear comparison with the great writers of his century such Retz or Saint-Simon. But he has talent as a storyteller