The French Revolution


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(4.6 étoiles; 19 critiques)

A companion volume to his previous "lightning biography" of Napoleon, this book is an outline of the overall shape and impact of the French Revolution, with references given for deeper study. It is a deliberately short and approachable work, suitable for those reading about the French Revolution for the first time, or looking for an overview of the main events and significance of this great historical cataclysm. - Summary by Beth Thomas and the Introduction (6 hr 7 min)

Chapitres

Preface 1:37 Lu par Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
The Perspective of the French Revolution 14:27 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Versailles 18:12 Lu par Michael Fassio
Economic Crisis 12:47 Lu par Michael Fassio
Convocation of the States General 24:29 Lu par Ariphron
France comes to Versailles 25:05 Lu par Ariphron
From Versailles to Paris 25:41 Lu par Richard Auty
The Assembly Demolishes Privilege 22:03 Lu par Richard Auty
The Flight to Varennes 23:09 Lu par Michael Fassio
War Breaks Out 20:21 Lu par Michael Fassio
The Massacres 22:52 Lu par Michael Fassio
Ending the Monarchy 18:43 Lu par Lincoln Peterson
The Fall of the Gironde 21:37 Lu par Lincoln Peterson
The Reign of Terror 21:44 Lu par Michael Fassio
Thermidor 25:08 Lu par KHand
The Last Days of the Convention 20:19 Lu par KHand
The Directoire 27:17 Lu par KHand
Art and Literature 21:29 Lu par Sonia

Critiques

Well done , to all the readers and volunteers !


(5 étoiles)

You don't know how precious you are , readers and other volunteers of Librivox and Internet Archive . We can't express our gratitude enough. This history written by Author Robert Matteson Johnston is a superb work for a beginner or for someone who wants to brush up on The French Revolution . Often one wants to hear more details and quotations but I doubt the author wrote this short history for that purpose . Inter alia, it can be deemed as a reference , a point of departure for the reader to do more research on this seminal period in history


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Great book but why not translate the literature also?