Books with title THE PEASANT AND THE PRINCE : A Story of the French Revolution

A beautiful retelling of the pivotal events of the French Revolution, full illustrated and perfect as an introduction to one of the more important events in European history that shaped Western Civilization. Fully illustrated to enhance the reading experience. Contents include:The Court of the Sun-KingJean-Jacques Rousseau, DreamerThe Lighted CandleBefore the DelugeThe Cardinal and the NecklaceThe First ProcessionThe Marquis of Mirabeau, Maker of a RevolutionThe Fall of the BastilleThe LanternTo VersaillesFrom VersaillesRed Heels and Red BonnetsThe Night of SpursMarie, Wife of RolandThe March of the MarseillaisThe HostagesThe Month of SeptemberThe Iron ChestThe Fall of the GirondeThe Trial of Capet's WidowThe Reign of TerrorThe IncorruptibleThermidorThe Little ApprenticeAfter the DelugeThe EmigrantsFor God and the King!The First Consul

After the fall of the Tuileries, the Girondin ministry had come into power again. Once more they gathered in Mme Roland's salon. Brissot, the Norman deputy, was all for the war that would compel the King to declare his policy. Louis might take the opportunity of aiding the party of Revolution, or he might declare himself openly against it, in which case it would be easy to call him traitor and set up a Republic. Handsome Barbaroux had called for volunteers and met the gallant response from Marseilles. Buzot, who won the heart of Marie-Jeanne Roland from a husband, elderly now and growing enfeebled, was also an advanced Girondin. They had enemies in the Assembly and enemies in Paris. There was the Commune or Municipality, which claimed to direct the actions of the Revolution. It had been foremost in the attack on the Tuileries and was violent through success. Secretly appointed, the members were bold in their demands. They despised the older body, and condemned its powers as feeble. They had overthrown the King and saved the people by that gallant rush to the royal palace when the prudent would have stayed them. They were going to have their way, and show Roland and his men what force could do to crush the treason of these aristocrats, with the monarchs of Europe in alliance...

A mysterious gypsy boy, Yann Margoza, and his guardian, a dwarf, work for the magician Topolain in 1789. On the night of Topolain's death, Yann's life truly begins. That's when he meets Sido, an heiress with a horrible father. An attachment is born that will determine both their paths. Revolution is afoot in France, and Sido is being used as a pawn. Only Yann will dare to rescue her from a fearful villain named Count Kalliovski. It will take all of Yann's newly discovered talent to unravel the mysteries of Sido's past and his own and to fight the devilish count.

Excerpt from The Loser Pays: A Story of the French RevolutionFinely did they all laugh at me, and the man who came in late, making the thirteenth of our party, the man who is dead, laughed the loudest Of all. But he was a good-natured fellow, this last, and made due allowances for an Old man's weakness.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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