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A Place of Greater Safety
The story of three young provincials of no great heritage who together helped to destroy a way of life and, in the process, destroyed themselves: Camille Desmoulins, bisexual and beautiful, charmi...ng, erratic, untrustworthy; Georges Jacques Danton, hugely but erotically ugly, a brilliant pragmatist who knew how to seize power and use it; and Maximilien Robespierre, "the rabid lamb," who would send his dearest friend to the guillotine. Each, none older than thirty-four, would die by the hand of the very revolution he had helped to bring into being.Publishers Weekly``History is fiction,'' Robespierre observes at one point during British writer Mantel's monumental fictive account of the French Revolution, her first work to appear in this country. In her hands, it is a spellbinding read. Mantel recounts the events between the fall of the ancien regime and the peak of the Terror as seen through the eyes of the three protagonists--Robespierre, Danton and Desmoulins--and a huge cast of supporting characters (including brief appearances by the scrofulous Marat). The three revolutionaries, longtime acquaintances, spend their days scheming and fighting for a corruption-free French Republic, but their definitions of ``corrupt'' are as different as the men themselves. Robespierre is the fulcrum. Rigidly puritanical, he is able to strike terror into the most stalwart of hearts, and his implacable progress towards his goal makes him the most formidable figure of the age. As the lusty, likable and ultimately more democratic Danton observes, it is impossible to hurt anyone who enjoys nothing. The feckless, charming Camille Desmoulins, loved by all but respected by few, dances between the two, writing incendiary articles to keep the flames of revolt alive. Mantel makes use of diaries, letters, transcripts and her own creative imagination to create vivid portraits of the three men, their families, friends and the character of their everyday lives. Her gift is such that we hang on to every word, following bewildering arguments and Byzantine subplots with eager anticipation. This is historical fiction of the first order. History Book Club, QPB and BOMC alternates. (Mar.)
Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution
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Mistress of the Revolution
Catherine Delors.
The Days of the French Revolution
Works from Les Misirables by Victor Hugo to Citizens by Simon Schama have been inspired by the French Revolution. Now available for the first time in years, The Days of the French Revolution brings to... life the events that changed the future of Western civilization. As compelling as any fiction thriller, this real-life drama moves from the storming of the Bastille to the doomed court of Louis XVI, the salon of Madame Roland, and even the boudoir of Marie Antoinette. Hibbert recounts the events that swirled around Napoleon, Mirabeau, Danton, Marat, and Robespierre with eyewitness accounts and his "usual grace and flair for divulging interesting detail" (Booklist). This trade paperback edition has twenty-eight pages of black-and-white illustrations, and will be published in time for Bastille Day. New York Times Book Review Scene after scene with a dash appropriate to the onrushing events.
The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
Beginning with a discussion of familiar images of the French Revolution, garnered from Dickens, Baroness Orczy, and Tolstoy, as well as the legends of let them eat cake, and tricolours, Doyle leads t...he reader to the realization that we are still living with developments and consequences of the French Revolution such as decimalization, and the whole ideology of human rights. Continuing with a brief survey of the old regime and how it collapsed, Doyle continues to ellucidate how the revolution happened: why did the revolutionaries quarrel with the king, the church and the rest of Europe, why this produced Terror, and finally how it accomplished rule by a general. The revolution destroyed the age-old cultural, institutional and social structures in France and beyond. This book looks at how the ancien regime became ancien as well as examining cases in which achievement failed to match ambition. Doyle explores the legacy of the revolution in the form of rationality in public affairs and responsible government, and finishes his examination of the revolution with a discussion of why it has been so controversial. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.
The Oxford History of the French Revolution
This second edition of the most authoritative and comprehensive history of the French Revolution draws on a wealth of new research in order to reassess the greatest of all revolutions. It includes a g...enerous chronology of events and an extended bibliographical essay providing an examination of the historiography of the Revolution. Beginning with the accession of Louis XVI in 1774, leading historian William Doyle traces the history of France through revolution, terror, and counter-terror, to the triumph of Napoleon in 1802, along the way analyzing the impact of these events in France upon the rest of Europe. He explores how a movement which began with optimism and general enthusiasm soon became a tragedy, not only for the ruling orders, but for millions of ordinary people all over Europe who paid the price for the destruction of the old political order and the struggle to establish a new one.Highly readable and meticulously researched, The Oxford History of the French Revolution will provide new insight into one of the most important events in European history. This book will not only become the standard reference but will provide new insights into one of the most important events in European history.
The French Revolution: A History
The book that established Thomas Carlyle’s reputation when first published in 1837, this spectacular historical masterpiece has since been accepted as the standard work on the subject. It combines a s...hrewd insight into character, a vivid realization of the picturesque, and a singular ability to bring the past to blazing life, making it a reading experience as thrilling as any novel. As John D. Rosenberg observes in his Introduction, The French Revolution is “one of the grand poems of [Carlyle’s] century, yet its poetry consists in being everywhere scrupulously rooted in historical fact.” This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition, complete and unabridged, is unavailable anywhere else. Covers the entire French revolution, from the reign of Louis XVI to the reign of terror to the fall of Robespierre.
Vive la Revolution: A Stand-up History of the French Revolution
A History Of The French Revolution That, With Stories And Humor, Describes The Experiences Of The People During The Events Leading Up To The Crisis, The Battles, And The End Of The War. Mark Steel. In...cludes Bibliographical References (p. [277]-283) And Index.
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The Coming of the French Revolution
this Classic Work Details What Happened In France During The Year 1789, The First Year Of The French Revolution. First Published In 1939 For The Sesquicentennial Of The Revolution, The Book Was Suppre...ssed By The Vichy Government After The Outbreak Of The Second World War And The Subsequent Collapse Of The Third Republic. Since Most Copies Of The Original French Edition Were Destroyed, The Work Remained Virtually Unknown Until Princeton University Press Published R. R. Palmer's English Translation In 1947. This New Edition Includes An Introduction By Timothy Tackett That Provides A Short Intellectual Biography Of Georges Lefebvre And A Critical Appraisal Of The Book After The Research And Reassessment Of Three Generations Of Historians. In 1939, In Observation Of The 150th Anniversary Of The French Revolution, And On The Eve Of The Second World War, The Great French Historian Georges Lefebvre Published This Classic Study Of The Beginnings Of The French Revolution, From The Summer Of 1788 To October 1789. Lefebvre's Signature Contribution Was Writing History From Below--a Marxist Approach--and His Particular Specialty Was The French Revolution As Viewed From The Experiences Of The Peasantry. Placing The Common People At The Center Of His Analysis, Lefebvre Emphasized The Class Struggles Within France And The Significant Role They Played In The Coming Of The Revolution. With The Beginning Of World War Ii And The Rise Of The Vichy Government In France, However, Lefebvre's Book Was Suppressed And Burned As A Piece Of Blasphemous And Revolutionary Literature. R. R. Palmer, Himself A Distinguished Historian Of The French Revolution, Translated The Book Into English, Earning It Widespreadreadership And Recognition In The Anglo-american World. Although Recent Historians Have Reinterpreted The Revolution And Disputed Lefebvre's Conclusions, The Coming Of The French Revolution Remains Essential Reading For Anyone Interested In The Origins Of This Great Turning Point In The Formation Of The Modern World. More Important, As Palmer Pointed Out, Studying The Origins Of The French Revolution Broadens Contemporary Understanding Of Democracy, Dictatorship, And Revolution. american Historical Review praise For Princeton's Previous Editions: [m]uch More Than A History Of 1789. . . . [a] Synthesis, Conveying A Philosophy Of The Revolution As A Whole, Such As Could Be Written Only By A Seasoned Scholar. . . . The Smooth, Careful Translation Preserves The Literary Merit Of The French Prose.
