{"product_id":"madame-tussauds-memoirs-and-reminiscences-of-france-forming-an-abridged-history-of-the-french-revolution-paperback-9781108067065","title":"Madame Tussaud's Memoirs and Reminiscences of France; Forming an Abridged History of the French Revolution (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108067065","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMadame Tussaud's Memoirs and Reminiscences of France\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eForming an Abridged History of the French Revolution\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMadame Tussaud's memoirs, first published in 1838, offer evocative eyewitness insights into the events and personalities of the French Revolution.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMarie Tussaud (Author), Francis Hervé (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108067065, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e534 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.67 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAs a younger woman, Anna Maria 'Marie' Tussaud (1761–1850) rubbed shoulders with many of the key figures of the French Revolution, sculpting in wax the likes of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Marat and Robespierre. After moving to Britain, she made her living by exhibiting her sculptures in numerous towns and cities. In 1835 she settled in London and opened her museum, which became one of the city's most popular attractions. Initially reluctant about releasing her memoirs, Madame Tussaud was convinced by her editor Francis Hervé (1781–1850) that her unique position - of seeing first-hand the events and characters that drove the Revolution, while maintaining a generally non-partisan view of them - would make the book of real interest to the public. First published in 1838, it offers evocative eyewitness insights into one of the defining periods in modern European history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introductory remarks\u003cbr\u003e 2. Voltaire crowned\u003cbr\u003e 3. Marie Antoinette\u003cbr\u003e 4. Ambassadors of Tippoo Saib\u003cbr\u003e 5. Madame Tussaud quits the Princess Elizabeth\u003cbr\u003e 6. Destruction of the busts\u003cbr\u003e 7. Duke of Orleans\u003cbr\u003e 8. The emperor Joseph the Second\u003cbr\u003e 9. The king's return to Paris\u003cbr\u003e 10. Proceedings of the Jacobins\u003cbr\u003e 11. Anacharsis Cloots\u003cbr\u003e 12. General Rochambeau\u003cbr\u003e 13. Immense mob on the 20th June, 1792\u003cbr\u003e 14. Various schemes\u003cbr\u003e 15. Robespierre\u003cbr\u003e 16. Massacre of priests\u003cbr\u003e 17. Accusation of Robespierre\u003cbr\u003e 18. Preparations for Louis's trial\u003cbr\u003e 19. The abbé Edgeworth\u003cbr\u003e 20. Armed commotion\u003cbr\u003e 21. Duke of York defeated\u003cbr\u003e 22. Arraignment of the twenty-two Girondins\u003cbr\u003e 23. Goddess of Reason\u003cbr\u003e 24. Malesherbes' trial\u003cbr\u003e 25. Duke of York's humanity\u003cbr\u003e 26. Robespierre's likeness\u003cbr\u003e 27. Kotzebue\u003cbr\u003e 28. Renewed attacks of the factions\u003cbr\u003e 29. Formation of a directory\u003cbr\u003e 30. Reception of Buonaparte\u003cbr\u003e 31. Napoleon's operations.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909143879960,"sku":"9781108067065","price":43.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108067065i.jpg?v=1696748643","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/madame-tussauds-memoirs-and-reminiscences-of-france-forming-an-abridged-history-of-the-french-revolution-paperback-9781108067065","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}