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The French Revolution

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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

Bewertungen

Well done , to all the readers and volunteers !

(5 Sterne)

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

(5 Sterne)

Great book but why not translate the literature also?