Project Gutenberg 2007-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 190 Coeuret, Auguste La Bastille (1370-1789) Histoire, Description, Attaque et Prise Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net) "La Bastille (1370-1789) Histoire, Description, Attaque et Prise" by Auguste Coeuret is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the history and significance of the Bastille fortress, detailing its evolution from a fortified gate into a notorious state prison. It likely includes themes of political imprisonment, the struggle for freedoms, and the eventual storming of the Bastille, symbolizing the uprising of the people against tyranny. The opening of the text provides an introduction to the Bastille's origins, describing its construction as a fortified gate during the reign of King Charles V and its transformation into a prison under the leadership of various governors. It highlights the initial military purpose of the Bastille and its gradual shift toward a reputation as a feared prison, where letters of cachet could imprison individuals without trial. Coeuret sets the stage for a narrative that not only traces the architectural and operational intricacies of the Bastille but also introduces significant historical figures associated with the fortress, hinting at the broader socio-political context leading to the French Revolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Bastille -- History Prisons -- France -- Paris DC Text France FR Histoire Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 139955 2025-04-10T03:52:08.059149 text/html 151427 2007-11-15T08:40:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1377374 2007-11-15T08:40:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1475846 2025-04-10T03:52:22.048056 application/epub+zip 1474933 2025-04-10T03:52:15.027138 application/epub+zip 114090 2025-04-10T03:52:10.645115 application/epub+zip 3667757 2025-04-10T03:52:24.982071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3646406 2025-04-10T03:52:18.096084 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144436 2022-09-11T05:44:55.501118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110823 2025-04-10T03:52:07.441122 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110590 2007-11-15T08:40:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 43121 2007-11-15T08:40:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 108181 2007-11-15T08:40:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 42675 2007-11-15T08:40:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21035 2025-04-10T03:52:25.119030 application/rdf+xml 24427 2025-04-10T03:52:11.193117 image/jpeg 4697 2025-04-10T03:52:10.915145 image/jpeg 1476011 2025-04-10T03:52:08.179117 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog