The History of the French Revolution

Published in the 1820s, and translated into English in 1838, Thiers' work remains a significant account of the French Revolution.

Adolphe Thiers (Author), Frederick Shoberl (Edited and translated by)

9781108035286, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 10 November 2011

508 pages, 10 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 2.9 cm, 0.64 kg

Marie-Louis-Adolphe Thiers (1797–1877) was a prominent figure in a turbulent period in French history. Described by Karl Marx as a 'monstrous gnome' and condemned by the left for suppressing the Paris Commune of 1871, he enjoyed a controversial political career, but it is for his epic Histoire de la Révolution Française that he is chiefly remembered today. It was first published in French in ten volumes between 1823 and 1827, and in 1838 Frederic Shoberl's English translation made it a staple of British bookshelves. Consolidated into five volumes and illustrated with an array of engravings, this edition presents readers with a history of events spanning more than a decade of revolution and war, and remains one of the most comprehensive accounts of the French Revolution. Volume 3 opens by analysing the state of France in May 1793, and concludes with an account of Robespierre and his downfall in 1794.

The National Convention: State of France after the 31st of May
Means employed by the Convention against the Federalists
Distribution of the powers, and march of public opinion since the 31st of May
Anniversary of the 10th of August, and festival for the acceptance of the constitution
Movement of the armies in August and September, 1793
Attacks on the Committee of Public Welfare
Siege and reduction of Lyons
Effects of the revolutionary laws
Return of Danton
End of the campaign of 1793
Struggle between the Herbertists and Dantonists
Concentration of all the powers in the hands of the Committee
State of Europe at the commencement of 1794 (year II)
Internal situation.

Subject Areas: European history [HBJD]