revolution, 1789-1799

Presents a historical overview of the French Revolution, contains six essays on various aspects of the conflict, and features biographies of significant individuals, a selection of primary documents, a glossary, and a chronology.

Provides a literary analysis of Charles Dickens's "A Tale of Two Cities, " and features a variety of primary historical documents and commentary that offer insight into the context in which the novel was written.

Describes how the prison known as the Bastille passed from the hands of the government to the hands of the common people, thus beginning the French Revolution.

An account of the French Revolution.

Cultural history of the period of the French Revolution discussing a vast array of cultural activities such as painting, music, fiction, and theater.

Details the trial of Louis XVI, deposed in 1792, on charges of treason.

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