Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution by Simon Schama

Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution

Simon Schama

948 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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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 78%
challenging 71%
reflective 28%
inspiring 14%
adventurous 7%
dark 7%
sad 7%

Pace

slow 86%
medium 13%

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3.79

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