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French Revolution recommendations?
Posted on 6/24/20 at 1:04 am
Posted on 6/24/20 at 1:04 am
Can anyone recommend the best, relatively concise book on the French Revolution? Thanks.
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Posted on 6/24/20 at 6:05 am to DosManos
Its not concise but i really liked citizens by simon schama
Posted on 6/24/20 at 10:05 am to Sneaky__Sally
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Its not concise but i really liked citizens by simon schama
first that came to mind. That's the definitive book on it, but it's not exactly a leisure read.
Posted on 6/24/20 at 10:59 am to REG861
Ya i always say that one plus campaigns of Napoleon is the 1 - 2 punch for getting a really great scope of both the military and political aspects of the French Revolution / Napoleonic era. Neither are leisure reads.
Posted on 6/24/20 at 5:56 pm to Sneaky__Sally
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not concise but i really liked citizens by simon schama
Boom. Same.
Posted on 6/24/20 at 7:17 pm to DosManos
Not a book, but the revolutions podcast covers it on season 3 and it is very, very good
Posted on 6/24/20 at 10:03 pm to Civildawg
Any ideas on a historical fiction novel set during the French Revolution?
Posted on 6/24/20 at 11:14 pm to Civildawg
quote:Nice, I'll have to check that out.
Not a book, but the revolutions podcast covers it on season 3 and it is very, very good
Posted on 6/24/20 at 11:17 pm to TheGooner
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Any ideas on a historical fiction novel set during the French Revolution?
The Shadow Campaigns is a five book fantasy series set in that era in which the author, Django Wexler, heavily drew on Napoleon / the French Revolution. I'd check it out if you don't mind the fantasy elements. Book 1 is set in a desert and the FR part doesn't come into obvious focus until Book 2, but they are very good books.
If you are looking for more action, the Campaigns of Napoleon reads almost as military fiction but is non-fiction. Its not a very light read though
Posted on 6/25/20 at 6:36 am to DosManos
This is definitely the time to read about the French Rsvolution. Some very eerie similarities. Start with statues and symbols and work your way to the people.
Posted on 6/25/20 at 1:07 pm to Spyhunter3
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This is definitely the time to read about the French Rsvolution. Some very eerie similarities. Start with statues and symbols and work your way to the people.
Yep- that was my reasoning.
Posted on 6/26/20 at 7:46 pm to DosManos
Posted on 6/26/20 at 7:48 pm to Spyhunter3
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This is definitely the time to read about the French Rsvolution. Some very eerie similarities. Start with statues and symbols and work your way to the people
I would say much closer to the Spanish Civil War. This title is a MUST to understand that conflict, and what we are seeing today.
Posted on 6/27/20 at 10:50 pm to DosManos
12 who ruled
Rousseau and Revolution by Durant. Won a Pulitzer
Rousseau and Revolution by Durant. Won a Pulitzer
Posted on 7/7/20 at 7:49 pm to TheGooner
The Scarlet Pimpernel, in the Reign of Terror by Henty
Posted on 8/10/20 at 9:55 am to TheGooner
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Any ideas on a historical fiction novel set during the French Revolution?
It's not set solely during the revolution, but Paris by Edward Rutherford (sweeping historical fiction covering hundreds of years) is great and covers life in the Paris Commune, the Reign of Terror, etc.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 2:47 pm to TheGooner
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Any ideas on a historical fiction novel set during the French Revolution?
There's a kind of famous one by Charles Dickens
Posted on 11/12/20 at 12:13 pm to DosManos
The Oxford History of the French Revolution. It’s about 430 pages. Good read, although it can get a little clunky at times.
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