revolution, 1789-1799

Carlyle's authoritative account of the French Revolution with depictions of the events, heroes, and villains of the era along with its historical impact.

An angry, grieving seventeen-year-old musician facing expulsion from her prestigious Brooklyn private school travels to Paris to complete a school assignment and uncovers a diary written during the French revolution by a young actress attempting to help a tortured, imprisoned little boy--Louis Charles, the lost king of France.

In 1798, fifteen-year-old Hortense de Beauharnais, Napoleon Bonaparte's stepdaughter, attends an exclusive boarding school, dreaming of her brother's fellow officer Christophe, unaware of the role she is fated to play.

Offers in-depth analysis of a broad range of historical documents and historic events that make up the story of a century marked by revolution and calls for a broader perspective on human rights and dignity.

"A Tale of Two Cities" is full of rich plot twists, following the fate of the tragic Dr. Alexandre Manette, falsely imprisoned in the Bastille for 18 years, and his beautiful daughter Lucie... of her star-crossed marriage to the mysterious French aristocrat, Charles Darnay, and of the ultimate sacrifice made by the doomed, heroic lawyer, Sydney Carlton.

A graphic novel adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities," about a young Englishman who gives his life during the French Revolution to save the husband of the woman he loves.

Presents a reading of Charles Dickens' 1859 novel set in Paris and London during the French Revolution, in which a French nobleman, Charles Darnay, renounces his position and leaves his country then returns to save the life of a servant.

Highlights the origins and impact of the French Revolution on France, Europe, and the world as a whole. Explores key events and the experience of French citizens inside and outside the city gates. Includes color photographs, maps, and a chronology.

Tells of the young Englishman who gives up his life during the French Revolution to save the husband of the woman he loves.

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.