François Guizot was one of the most important French statesmen and historians of the nineteenth century, serving as prime minister under Louis-Philippe and authoring influential histories of European and French civilization. His Memoirs, written in the aftermath of the 1848 Revolution that ended his political career, combine personal reminiscence with historical analysis of the Restoration and July Monarchy periods.
This first volume sets the scene and establishes Guizot’s perspective on French constitutional liberalism. Download this public-domain English translation as a free EPUB.