Before the Revolution a Parisian could hardly turn a corner without passing a prison. Hopkins tours the most notorious, from the Conciergerie and the dungeon of Vincennes to the Châtelet, the Temple, Bicêtre and Sainte-Pélagie, with the famous prisoners and grim episodes, such as the September massacres, that marked each one.
Vivid popular history for readers of the French Revolution and the darker corners of Paris. Download the free EPUB.