revolution, 1789-1799

Text and illustrations present a factual overview and analysis of the French Revolution and its aftermath, discussing its origins, the monarchy's restoration, and the Revolution's effect on the world at large. Also includes a glossary, time line, and further-reading list.

In the late eighteenth-century, Sido, the twelve-year-old daughter of a self-indulgent marquis, and Yann, a fourteen-year-old Gypsy orphan raised to perform in a magic show, face a common enemy at the start of the French Revolution.

Sir Percy Blakeney defies the French revolutionaries in order to save innocent men and women from being put to death in the guillotine.

Chronicles the life of French revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre, discussing his personal life, role in the French Revolution, political and military achievements, personal and professional scandals, and other related topics.

An interpretation of the French Revolution examining the stresses in the social and political order, the ideas of the wealthy that were circulated at that time, and the living conditions of the French peasantry.