Written in 1794 after she had lived through the Revolution in Paris, Wollstonecraft’s history follows events from the summoning of the Estates-General through the first year of upheaval. She mixes narrative with reflections on manners, aristocratic tyranny and why liberty turned to cruelty in the capital.
An important work by the author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, for readers of revolutionary history. Download the free EPUB.