A retelling of epochal events, dramatizing the French Revolution's most momentous days, from the storming of the Bastille to Napoleon's coup. Brings to life the short-sighted King Louis XVI and his extravagant Marie Antoinette; the ugly but compelling Count Mirabeau; Mme. Roland and her radical salon; the Jacobins; Danton, Marat, and Robespierre; and many others. Hibbert's anecdotes, quotes from witnesses, and flair for interesting detail catch up the reader in the unfolding drama.--From publisher description.
"A retelling of epochal events, dramatizing the French Revolution's most momentous days, from the storming of the Bastille to Napoleon's coup. Brings to life the short-sighted King Louis XVI and his extravagant Marie Antoinette; the ugly but compelling Count Mirabeau; Mme. Roland and her radical salon; the Jacobins; Danton, Marat, and Robespierre; and many others. Hibbert's anecdotes, quotes from witnesses, and flair for interesting detail catch up the reader in the unfolding drama.--From publisher description."@en
"A retelling of epochal events, dramatizing the French Revolution's most momentous days, from the storming of the Bastille to Napoleon's coup. Brings to life the short-sighted King Louis XVI and his extravagant Marie Antoinette; the ugly but compelling Count Mirabeau; Mme. Roland and her radical salon; the Jacobins; Danton, Marat, and Robespierre; and many others. Hibbert's anecdotes, quotes from witnesses, and flair for interesting detail catch up the reader in the unfolding drama.--From publisher description."
"A narrative history of the cataclysmic events surrounding the French Revolution focuses on the events of significant days, from the storming of the Bastille to the bloody Terror and Napoleon's coup."
"A narrative history of the cataclysmic events surrounding the French Revolution focuses on the events of significant days, from the storming of the Bastille to the bloody Terror and Napoleon's coup."@en
"An account of the events that shook 18th-century Europe to its foundation. Christopher Hibbert charts the French Revolution from its beginnings as an impromptu meeting on an indoor tennis court at Versailles in 1789, right through to 1795 and the coup d'etat that brought Napoleon to power."
"In this acclaimed work, Christopher Hibbert charts the French Revolution from its beginnings at an impromptu meeting on a tennis court at Versailles in 1789 right through to 1795 and the rise to power of Napoleon."@en
"A narrative history of the French Revolution from the meeting of the Estates General at Versailles in 1789 to Napoleon's entry into Paris."
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