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Christopher Hibbert - French Revolution, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 1982

French Revolution

Av Christopher Hibbert

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If you want to discover the captivating history of the French Revolution, this is the book for you . . .Concise, convincing and exciting, this is Christopher Hibbert's brilliant account of the events that shook eighteenth-century Europe to its foundation. With a mixture of lucid storytelling and fascinating detail, he 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.In the process he explains the drama and complexities of this epoch-making era in the compelling and accessible manner he has made his trademark.'A spectacular replay of epic action' Richard Holmes, The Times'Unquestionably the best popular history of the French Revolution' The Good Book Guide
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 1982-01-28
  • Mått: 130 x 195 x 25 mm
  • Vikt: 281 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 384
  • Förlag: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780140049459
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Christopher Hibbert was born in 1924 and educated at Radley and Oriel College, Oxford. He served as an infantry officer during the war and was awarded the Military Cross in 1945. His many highly acclaimed books include the following titles: The Destruction of Lord Raglan (which won the Heinemann Award for Literature in 1962), London: The Biography of a City, The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici, The Great Mutiny: India 1857, The French Revolution, Garibaldi and His Enemies, Rome: The Biography of a City, Elizabeth I: A Personal History of the Virgin Queen, Nelson: A Personal History, George III: A Personal History and The Marlboroughs: John and Sarah Churchill 1650 - 1744. Christopher Hibbert is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Hon. D. Litt. of Leicester University. He is married with two sons and a daughter, and lives in Henley-on-Thames.

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