The glory and the sorrow : a Parisian and his world in the age of the French Revolution /
The book describes the life and the world of a small-time lawyer, Adrien-Joseph Colson, who lived in central Paris from the end of the Old Regime through the first eight years of the French Revolution. It is based on over a thousand letters written by Colson about twice a week to his best friend liv...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2021]
|
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Arrival in Paris
- Life in Paris before the Revolution
- Making a Living
- Understanding the World
- The World Changes
- Days of Glory
- Rumor and Revolution
- Becoming a Radical
- Days of Sorrow.