Project Gutenberg 2007-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 252 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 2025-02-10T03:52:20.731934 2023-09-10T11:06:48.733201 text/html 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 1475842 2025-02-10T03:52:34.829933 application/epub+zip 1474920 2025-02-10T03:52:27.741913 application/epub+zip 114083 2025-02-10T03:52:23.322931 application/epub+zip 3667775 2025-02-10T03:52:37.807907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3646406 2025-02-10T03:52:30.869963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144436 2022-09-11T05:44:55.501118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110823 2025-02-10T03:52:20.104976 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 2025-02-10T03:52:37.939876 application/rdf+xml 24427 2025-02-10T03:52:23.873950 image/jpeg 4697 2025-02-10T03:52:23.594921 image/jpeg 1476010 2025-02-10T03:52:20.840942 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