“The” French Revolution
Author : Hippolyte Taine
Publisher :
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 27,3 MB
Release : 1885
Category : France
ISBN :
Author : Hippolyte Taine
Publisher :
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 27,3 MB
Release : 1885
Category : France
ISBN :
Author : Charles Downer Hazen
Publisher :
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 13,75 MB
Release : 1917
Category : France
ISBN :
Author : M. A. Thiers
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 922 pages
File Size : 40,67 MB
Release : 2017-10-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780282780029
Excerpt from The History of the French Revolution, Vol. 3 of 4 Commission of organization and superintendence of the land forces. 10. Commission of the navy and the colonies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Louis Adolphe Thiers
Publisher :
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 43,85 MB
Release : 2015-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781330774199
Excerpt from The History of the French Revolution, Vol. 3 of 5 An order of arrest was issued by the commune against the two ministers Lebrun and Clavieres, dismissed after the 2nd of June. Lebrun found means to evade it. The same measure was taken against Roland, who had been removed from office on the 21st of January, and begged in vain to be permitted to render his accounts. He escaped the search made for him by the commune, and concealed himself at Rouen. Madame Roland, against whom also proceedings were instituted, had no other anxiety than that of favouring the escape of her husband; then, committing her daughter to the care of a trusty friend, she surrendered with noble indifference to the committee of her section, and was thrown into prison with a multitude of other victims of the 31st of May. Great was the joy at the Jacobins. Its members congratulated themselves on the energy of the people, on their late admirable conduct, and on the removal of all those obstacles which the right side had not ceased to oppose to the progress of the Revolution. According to the custom after all great events, they agreed upon the manner in which the last insurrection should be represented. "The people," said Robespierre, "have confounded all their calumniators by their conduct. Eighty thousand men have been under arms for nearly a week, yet no property has been violated, not a drop of blood has been spilled, and they have thus proved whether it was their aim, as it has been alleged, to profit by the disorder for the commission of murder and plunder. Their insurrection was spontaneous, because it was the effect of the general conviction; and the Mountain itself, weak and astonished at this movement, has proved that it did not concur to produce it. Thus this insurrection has been wholly moral and wholly popular." This was at once giving a favourable colour to the insurrection, addressing an indirect censure to the Mountain, which had shown some hesitation on the 2nd of June, repelling the charge of conspiracy preferred against the leaders of the left side, and agreeably flattering the popular party, which had behaved so well and done every thing of itself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Adolphe Thiers
Publisher :
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 47,68 MB
Release : 1856
Category : France
ISBN :
Author : William Doyle
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 39,91 MB
Release : 2001-08-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0192853961
Beginning with a discussion of familiar images of the French Revolution, this work looks at how the ancien régime became ancien as well as examining cases in which achievement failed to match ambition.
Author : Rose Arny
Publisher :
Page : 1306 pages
File Size : 29,84 MB
Release : 2003
Category : American literature
ISBN :
Author : Sydney George Fisher
Publisher : Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 37,30 MB
Release : 1902
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Gary Kates
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 21,96 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Civilization, Modern
ISBN : 9780415358323
Collating key texts at the forefront of new research and interpretation, this updated second edition adds new articles on the Terror and race/colonial issues, and studies all aspects of this major event, from its origins through to its consequences.
Author : Peter McPhee
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 39,6 MB
Release : 2016-05-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0300219504
A strinking account of the impact of the French Revolution in Paris, across the French countryside, and around the globe The French Revolution has fascinated, perplexed, and inspired for more than two centuries. It was a seismic event that radically transformed France and launched shock waves across the world. In this provocative new history, Peter McPhee draws on a lifetime’s study of eighteenth-century France and Europe to create an entirely fresh account of the world’s first great modern revolution—its origins, drama, complexity, and significance. Was the Revolution a major turning point in French—even world—history, or was it instead a protracted period of violent upheaval and warfare that wrecked millions of lives? McPhee evaluates the Revolution within a genuinely global context: Europe, the Atlantic region, and even farther. He acknowledges the key revolutionary events that unfolded in Paris, yet also uncovers the varying experiences of French citizens outside the gates of the city: the provincial men and women whose daily lives were altered—or not—by developments in the capital. Enhanced with evocative stories of those who struggled to cope in unpredictable times, McPhee’s deeply researched book investigates the changing personal, social, and cultural world of the eighteenth century. His startling conclusions redefine and illuminate both the experience and the legacy of France’s transformative age of revolution. “McPhee…skillfully and with consummate clarity recounts one of the most complex events in modern history…. [This] extraordinary work is destined to be the standard account of the French Revolution for years to come.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)