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The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748-1789

By Robert Darnton
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By Robert Darnton
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A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice


“This captivating history of the decades leading up to the French Revolution…immerse[s] readers in what agitated Parisians read, wore, ate and sang on the way to toppling the monarchy of Louis XVI.” —New York Times Book Review


A groundbreaking account of the coming of the French Revolution from a historian of worldwide acclaim.

When a Parisian crowd stormed the Bastille in July 1789, it triggered an event of global consequence: the overthrow of th...

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HistoryEuropean HistoryFrench History1789 - 1815 (Revolution, First Republic & First Empire) - French History18th Century French History - General & MiscellaneousBritish Literary AwardsDuff Cooper PrizePrevious Finalists - Duff Cooper Prize2024 Duff Cooper Prize Shortlist