Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 58 Hamel, Ernest 1826 1898 Hamel, Louis Ernest Thermidor: d'après les sources originales et les documents authentiques Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Distributed Proofreaders "Thermidor: d'après les sources originales et les documents authentiques" by Ernest Hamel is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. The book explores one of the most debated episodes of the French Revolution: the fall of Maximilien Robespierre, often seen through the lens of political intrigue and the consequences of revolutionary fervor. The opening of the text sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of Robespierre’s life and the circumstances surrounding his downfall. It begins with a preface that highlights the misconceptions regarding Robespierre as the embodiment of Terror and discusses how the narrative surrounding him has been shaped by political opponents. The author reflects on the critical events leading up to the coup d'état of 9 Thermidor, emphasizing the complexity of Robespierre's character and his efforts to steer the Revolution towards its original ideals of liberty and justice, even amidst the chaos of political factions. The beginning effectively establishes the groundwork for a nuanced reconsideration of Robespierre's actions and the historical context that influenced them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 Robespierre, Maximilien, 1758-1794 DC Text FR Histoire Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 851445 851375 2024-10-04T08:38:56.659900 2023-10-04T08:04:29.642794 text/html text/html 851438 851368 2024-10-04T08:38:56.995121 2023-10-04T08:04:29.884781 text/html text/html 401915 2024-10-04T08:39:09.334836 application/epub+zip 415998 2024-10-04T08:39:01.219877 application/epub+zip 380115 2024-10-04T08:38:59.705882 application/epub+zip 853408 2024-10-04T08:39:16.054801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 783751 2024-10-04T08:39:08.118843 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 601616 2022-09-04T11:49:33.588382 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 805332 805313 2024-10-04T08:38:56.099925 2023-10-04T08:04:29.213752 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 780807 2013-05-31T10:10:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 292200 2013-05-31T10:19:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19418 2024-10-04T08:39:16.185796 application/rdf+xml 24840 2024-10-04T08:39:00.254966 image/jpeg 4554 2024-10-04T08:38:59.978883 image/jpeg 398391 2024-10-04T08:38:57.066928 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia