revolution, 1789-1799

A collection of four novels by Charles Dickens set during the French Revolution and in nineteenth-century Great Britain.

Continues the story of Belle and Adam, once known as the Beast, who, soon after their marriage, must take on heavy responsibilities as rulers of Aveyon during the French Revolution.

It's July 14th and the twins are on vacation at their grandfather's house watching the fireworks from the balcony of a neighbor who tells them the story of the French Revolution--the taking of the Bastille, the Declaration of the Rights of Man, the guillotine, and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Relates the adventures of a young Englishman who gives his life during the French Revolution to save the husband of the woman he loves.

In Paris in the early 1790s, as the revolution gains momentum, young and sheltered Eug?nie de Boncoeur finds it difficult to tell friend from foe as she and the royalist brother she relies on become the focus of "le Fantome," the sinister spymaster with a long-held grudge against their family.

Lawyer Andre-Louis Moreau, appalled by the death of his best friend at the hands of a member of the aristocracy, assumes the role of the clown Scaramouche with an acting troupe in pre-Revolutionary France and proceeds to speak out against the unjust French government.

Describes the events of the French Revolution, covering why the people of France revolted, the difficulties that the revolutionaries encountered in establishing a new government, and how Bonaparte made use of the revolution to become emperor of France.

Examines the French Revolution which toppled the monarchy and led France on the path to democracy.