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I have been trying to read more about the events and personalities involved in the French Revolution and its aftermath. This is a reading list of what I'm tryin
by billfruit 5y ago
I have been trying to read more about the events and personalities involved in the French Revolution and its aftermath. This is a reading list of what I'm trying to follow (in no defined order):
1. A tale of two cities: Dickens.
2. Gods are thirsty: Anatole France.
3. Talleyrand: Duff Cooper.
4. Memories from beyond the Grave: Chateaubriand
5. History of French Revolution: Carlyle.
- watwut 5y agoThey are good, but keep in mind that some of them are fiction. They are not historical account. Another great one is "The Old Regime and the Revolution" by Alexis de Tocqueville. It is about how France worked before the revolution and it explains a lot in a lot of ways.
- mejutoco 5y agoThe count of Montecristo is also set in this period. You might enjoy it.
- billfruit 5y agoCharterhouse of Parma, War and Peace, and Les Miserables as well.