Translated from the French by two American scholars, John Hall
Stewart and James Friguglietti, this book contains the last three
parts and the conclusion of the late Prof. Lefebvre's La Revolution
Francaise, the first part of this definitive study having
previously appeared in English translation. Beginning in 1793 and
ending on the eve of Napoleon's coup d' ??tat in November, 1799,
this volume emphasizes the political rather than the military and
social aspects of the final years of the Revolution: conflicts
between parties and leaders; the political causes of the Terror;
the struggle with England; Napoleon's rise to power. No detail of
these six years is omitted; no law, however obscure, is
unmentioned; no actor in the drama is unnamed. Ponderous in French
and equally so in this excellent translation, this authoritative
book, a mine of information and reference for scholars and students
of the Revolution, will hold little appeal for amateurs in the
subject, who will find Loomis's Paris in the Terror and Maurois'
biography of Mme. de Lafayette considerably less formidable.
(Kirkus Reviews)
Internationally renowned as the greatest authority on the French
Revolution, Georges Lefebvre combined impeccable scholarship with a
lively writing style. His masterly overview of the history of the
French Revolution has taken its rightful place as the definitive
account. A vivid narrative of events in France and across Europe is
combined with acute insights into the underlying forces that
created the dynamics of the revolution, as well as the
personalities responsible for day-to-day decisions during this
momentous period. In tracing the web of intrigues and influences
that transpired as the French Revolution, Lefebvre illuminates the
fundamentals of historical interpretation and, at the same time,
tells a story that will compel every reader.
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