Front Matter
The Court of the Sun-King
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Lighted Candle
Before the Deluge
The Cardinal and the Necklace
The First Procession
The Marquis of Mirabeau
The Fall of the Bastille
The Lantern
To Versailles
From Versailles
Red Heels and Red Bonnets
The Night of Spurs
Marie, Wife of Roland
The March of the Marseillais
The Hostages
The Month of September
The Iron Chest
The Fall of the Gironde
The Trial of Capet's Widow
The Reign of Terror
The Incorruptible
Thermidor
The Little Apprentice
After the Deluge
The Emigrants
For God and the King
The First Consul
Story of the French Revolution - Alice Birkhead |
This book recounts the story of the French Revolution from a point of view that is sympathetic to the aims of the Revolution. Fascinating stories of the revolution detailed in this volume include the September massacres, the reign of terror, and insights into the lives of Rousseau, Mirabeau, Madame Roland, Robespierre, Charlotte Corday, Marie Antoinette, and the unfortunate Dauphin, Louis XVII. The story ends with the rise of Napoleon. |
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