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





dahszil
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





mspike
Great book but why not translate the literature also?