The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 2: The French Revolution, Volume 1 by Hippolyte A. Taine

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Author

Taine, Hippolyte, 1828-1893

Title

The French Revolution - Volume 1

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Produced by Svend Rom and David Widger

Language

English

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DC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco

Subject

France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799

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2578

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2578

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June 22, 2008

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE ORIGINS OF CONTEMPORARY FRANCE, VOLUME 2
2. 2.by Hippolyte A. Taine — THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, VOLUME 1.
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.BOOK FIRST. SPONTANEOUS ANARCHY.
5. 5.CHAPTER I. THE BEGINNINGS OF ANARCHY.
6. 6.I.—Dearth the first cause.
7. 7.II.—Expectations the second cause
8. 8.III.—The provinces during the first six months of 1789
9. 9.IV.—Intervention of ruffians and vagabonds.
10. 10.V.—Effect on the Population of the New Ideas.
11. 11.VI.—The first jacquerie in Province
12. 12.CHAPTER II. PARIS UP TO THE 14TH OF JULY.
13. 13.I.—Mob recruits in the vicinity
14. 14.II. The Press.
15. 15.III.—The Réveillon affair.
16. 16.IV.—The Palais-Royal.
17. 17.V.—Popular mobs become a political force.
18. 18.VI.—July 13th and 14th 1789.
19. 19.VII.—Murders of Foulon and Berthier.
20. 20.VIII.—Paris in the hands of the people.
21. 21.CHAPTER III.
22. 22.I.—Anarchy from July 14th to October 6th, 1789
23. 23.II.—The provinces
24. 24.III.—Public feeling.—Famine
25. 25.IV.—Panic.
26. 26.V.—Attacks on public individuals and public property.
27. 27.VI.—Taxes are no longer paid.
28. 28.VII.—Attack upon private individuals and private property.
29. 29.CHAPTER IV. PARIS.
30. 30.I.—Paris.
31. 31.II.—The distress of the people.
32. 32.III.—The new popular leaders.
33. 33.IV.—Intervention by the popular leaders with the Government.
34. 34.V.—The 5th and 6th of October.
35. 35.VI.—The Government and the nation in the hands of the revolutionary party.
36. 36.BOOK SECOND. THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY, AND THE RESULT OF ITS LABORS.
37. 37.CHAPTER I.—CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR THE FRAMING OF GOOD LAWS.
38. 38.I.—These conditions absent in the Assembly
39. 39.II.—Inadequacy of its information.
40. 40.III.—The Power Of Simple, General Ideas.
41. 41.IV.—Refusal to supply the ministry
42. 42.CHAPTER II. DESTRUCTION.
43. 43.I.—Two principal vices of the ancient régime.
44. 44.II—Nature of societies, and the principle of enduring constitutions.
45. 45.III.—The estates of a society.
46. 46.IV.—Abuse and lukewarmness in 1789 in the ecclesiastical bodies.
47. 47.CHAPTER III. THE CONSTRUCTIONS—THE CONSTITUTION OF 1791.
48. 48.I.—Powers of the Central Government.
49. 49.II.—The Creation Of Popular Democracy.
50. 50.III.—Municipal Kingdoms.
51. 51.IV.—On Universal Suffrage.
52. 52.V.—The Ruling Minority.
53. 53.VI.—Summary of the work of the Constituent Assembly.
54. 54.BOOK THIRD. THE APPLICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION. 3101
55. 55.CHAPTER I.
56. 56.I.—The Federations.
57. 57.II.—Independence of the municipalities.
58. 58.III.—Independent Assemblies.
59. 59.CHAPTER II. SOVEREIGNTY OF UNRESTRAINED PASSIONS.
60. 60.I.—Old Religious Grudges
61. 61.II.—Passion Supreme.
62. 62.III.—Egotism of the tax-payer.
63. 63.IV.—Cupidity of tenants.
64. 64.CHAPTER III. Development of the ruling Passion.
65. 65.I.—Attitude of the nobles. Their moderate resistance.
66. 66.II.—Workings of the popular imagination with respect to them.
67. 67.III.—Domiciliary visits.
68. 68.IV.—The nobles obliged to leave the rural districts.
69. 69.V.—Persecutions in private life.
70. 70.VI.—Conduct of officers.
71. 71.VI.—Conduct of the officers.
72. 72.VII.—Emigration and its causes.
73. 73.VIII.—Attitude of the non-juring priests.
74. 74.IX.—General state of opinion.

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