A Journal of the Terror (1955)

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A Journal of the Terror (1955)
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A Journal of the Terror (1955)

Jean-Baptiste Cléry and the Abbé de Firmont
Edition year 1955
Binding Buckram
Weight 1 Kg
Pages 164
Dimensions 21.7 × 13.3 cm

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A Journal of the Terror, Being an Account of the Occurrences in the Temple During the Confinement of Louis XVI by Jean-Baptiste Cléry and the Abbé de Firmont. Edited by Sidney Scott. 8 leaves of contemporary etchings. Bound in dark blue buckram cover blocked with an intricate full gilt design. Glassine dust-jacket. Grey slipcase. 21.7x13.3cm. 164pp

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A Journal of the Terror provides a vivid eyewitness-style account of the most violent phase of the French Revolution. The period known as the Reign of Terror saw revolutionary France consumed by political suspicion, executions and intense struggles between rival factions. The narrative conveys the atmosphere of fear and uncertainty that dominated Paris as the guillotine became a symbol of revolutionary justice. Through descriptions of political events and everyday life, the work brings the Revolution down to a human scale and shows how extraordinary political upheaval affected ordinary individuals.

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