Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution by Simon Schama

Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution

Simon Schama with Frederick Davidson (Narrator)

36 hours, 47 minutes first pub 1989 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history informative slow-paced

Description

Instead of a dying Old Regime, Schama presents an ebullient country, vital & inventive, infatuated with novelty & technology. A fresh view of Louis XVI's France. A NY Times cloth bestseller. 200 illustrations.

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Moods

informative 77%
challenging 66%
inspiring 22%
reflective 22%
adventurous 11%
dark 11%
sad 11%

Pace

slow 81%
medium 18%

Average rating

3.77

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