La Vie de Madame Élisabeth, soeur de Louis XVI, Volume 2

The narrative describes Madame Élisabeth's life during the royal family's confinement at the Temple, portraying daily routines, shortages, strict surveillance, and her devoted care for family and attendants like Cléry. It records humiliations and violence, including the murder of the Princess de Lamballe, restrictions on correspondence, the discovery of the iron cabinet, and intrigues involving guards such as Hue. Interwoven are retrospective examinations of failed rescue plans and foreign hopes, the shifting political scene as the Convention replaces the Assembly, and the king's trial, defense, and ultimate condemnation, drawn from memoirs, registers, and contemporary testimony.