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