This text is a revised edition of Dickens' classic tale. After 18 years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the ageing Dr Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. Two very different men become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette.

New addition to the Everyman Children's Classic Library.

A history of the French Revolution, this book gives an account of the first few years of the great Revolution in France, and of the decades that led up to it.

Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat by his own conscience, when, owing to a case of mistaken identity, another man is arrested in his place; and by the relentless investigations of the dogged policeman Javert.

An abridged edition for the general reader and students.

Details what happened in France during the year 1789, the first year of the French Revolution. This book offers an introduction that provides a short intellectual biography of Georges Lefebvre and a critical appraisal of the book after the research and reassessment of three generations of historians.

A thrillingly exciting, action-packed novel about a boy destined to be a hero of the French Revolution.

The new life of this legendary French queen by bestselling historian Antonia Fraser.

An extraordinary and brilliant work of historical imagination -- this is Mantel's epic novel of the French Revolution.

Presents a critique of the ancien regime, with its venality, oppression and inequality, yet acknowledges the reforms introduced under Louis XVI, and claiming that the post-Revolution state was in many ways as tyrannical as that of the King. This book raises questions about liberty, nationalism and justice.

In its fifth year (1793-1794), the French Revolution faced a multifaceted crisis that threatened to overwhelm the Republic. In response the government instituted a revolutionary dictatorship and a reign of terror, with a Committee of Public Safety at its head. R. R. Palmer's fascinating narrative follows the Committee's deputies individually and collectively, recounting and assessing their ...

Opening with the accession of Louis XVI in 1774, this book traces the history of France through revolution, terror, and counter-revolution, to the triumph of Napoleon in 1802, and analyses the impact of events both in France itself and the rest of Europe. It shows how a movement which began with optimism and enthusiasm soon became a tragedy.

Charts the French Revolution from its beginnings at an impromptu meeting on an indoor tennis court at Versailles in 1789, right through to the 'coup d'etat' that brought Napoleon to power ten years later. This book explains the drama and complexities of this era.

The first book in the incredible trilogy inspired by the life of Josephine Bonaparte

* The acclaimed, award winning biographer turns her considerable skills to historical fiction. * 'Carolly Erickson is one of the most accomplished and successful historical biographers writing in English' Times Literary Supplement.

From a popular writer, broadcaster and comedian, this is a humorous yet serious examination of the French Revolution which uncovers the truth about famous figures and events of the time, as well as the implications for contemporary society.

Beginning with a discussion of familiar images of the French Revolution, this work leads the reader to the realization that we are living with developments of the French Revolution. It looks at how the ancient regime became ancient, as well as examines cases in which achievement failed to match ambition.

When Revolution took over France, the nine-year-old Dauphin was initially preserved, then declared dead, to much controversy. This is a true story of royalty, revolution and mystery, and a detective story of the brief life and many possible deaths of Louis XVII, the son of Marie Antoinette.