Download or read book France Since the First Empire Classic Reprint written by James Macdonell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from France Since the First Empire IT seems necessary to say a few words to explain how this book was written. I am conscious that it is not what it would have been had my husband lived to finish it. He meant it to be a complete history of the different parties, which for centuries in France have struggled and fought, each one in turn gaining supreme power by trampling the others under foot, and which still represent political life and feeling in France. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The French Court and Society Vol 1 of 2 written by Catherine Charlotte and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The French Court and Society, Vol. 1 of 2: Reign of Louis XVI. And First Empire "Yet forty days and Nineveh shall be overthrown." Such was the text of the last Lenten sermon preached in 1774 before Louis XV. at Versailles. Truly, the mantle of a Bourdaloue, Flechier, or Massillon, had not falle on any of the court preachers of that day. Rarely, very rarely, was then heard the stirring pulpit eloquence which, during the former reign, and in the earlier years of that of Louis XV., so often awakened terror in the accusing conscience of the king, and thrilled with fear and trembling - passing though the emotion may have been - the fashionable assemblages of courtly sinners who thronged the gilded chapel of Versailles. The philosophy of the salons had invaded the pulpit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Download or read book The French Revolutionary Epoch Vol 1 written by Henri Van Laun and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The French Revolutionary Epoch, Vol. 1: Being a History of France, From the Beginning of the First French Revolution to the End of the Second Empire "The French Revolutionary Epoch" is an attempt to present to the general reader in a concise form a history of France from the beginning of the first French Revolution to the end of the second Empire. The work is chiefly based upon the fourth, fifth, and sixth volumes of the Histoire des Francais, by MM. Lavallee and Lock, though my introductory chapter and the second part of the first chapter are mainly summarised from M. Taine's admirable book on the Ancien Regime. I have also been much indebted to the works of Carlyle, de Groncourt, Michelet, Quinet, and other authors, who have all treated of the period which I endeavour to describe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Download or read book The French Court and Society Vol 2 of 2 written by Catherine Charlotte and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-18 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The French Court and Society, Vol. 2 of 2: Reign of Louis XVI. And First Empire It was the sth of May, 1789, - One of the most memorable days in the annals of France. The tapestry displayed on the 4th, on the occasion of the procession Of the States General to the Church of St. Louis, still decorated the fronts of. The houses in the principal streets of Versailles. The assembling of the States had brought a further large influx Of visitors from Paris and the adjacent villages and towns, - each estate of the realm being fully represented, - the people, like their delegates, Tar outnumbering the rest. Within the usually quiet precincts of the palace a numerous throng was collected, anxious to catch a glimpse of the aristocratic and high ecclesiasti cal deputies. Some rolled by in gilded chariots befitting the wearers of mitres and plumes. Others, the poorer clergy and humbler members of the T z'ers Etat, compelled to go to and from Paris since the previous evening, and now travel ling together, seemed already inclined to frater nise, - had picked up for their conveyance some very shaky vehicles, which, as well as their horses, had a most tumble-down look. The greater part, however, Of the plebeian deputies, being lodged in the neighborhood, made their way to the Grande Salle des Menus on foot, amidst the vociferous cheering Of the multitude. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The French Revolutionary Epoch Vol 2 written by Henri Van Laun and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The French Revolutionary Epoch, Vol. 2: Being a History of France, From the Beginning of the First French Revolution to the End of the Second Empire French King at the Opening of the Sessions - Refusal of the British Government to interfere in Spain - Opposition to the War with Spain in the Chambers - The Deputy Manuel is expelled from the Chamber by Force - The Duke d'angouleme and the French Army enter Madrid - Dissolution of the Chamber - Large Majority of Ministerial Deputies in the New Chamber - A Bill passed for a Septennial Chamber - With drawal of the Bills on Annuities and Sacrilege - Death of Louis XVIII. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon Vol 1 written by M. A. Thiers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon, Vol. 1: Forming a Sequel to "the History of the French Revolution" I use the word here in its ordinary acceptation, and, apply ing it to subjects most diverse, will endeavour to make my meaning plain. One often observes in a child, a workman, or a statesman, something which one does not at once qualify by the name of wit, because it is devoid of brilliance, but which one calls intelligence, because the person endowed with it is able at once to grasp the meaning of what is said to him; sees, understands with half a word, if a child, what is being taught him - if a workman, the work given him to execute if a statesman, events, their causes and consequences; reads character, the proclivities of the men he has to deal with, the conduct to be expected from them, and is neither surprised nor embarrassed by what may take place, although it may cause him sorrow. This is what is understood by intelligence, and for all practical purposes this simple quality, which makes no show, is of greater utility in life than all the gifts of mind, genius excepted, which, after all, is but intelligence with the addition of brilliancy, power, breadth, and readiness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Episodes of French History written by Julia Pardoe and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Episodes of French History: During the Consulate and the First Empire Tu: contents of the present Volume were obtained while the Cornpiler was engaged in writing a royal biography which, from feelings of self-respect; she subsequently declined to complete. No attempt has been made to arrange the sketches in chronological order, but rather to diversify their interest and subject-matter as much as possible. History is the great drama of the world; but we never thoroughly comprehend its whole value until we have studied, not only its main outline, but also its details. Here are some of those details z - Hidden motives for public measures; indi cations of character which serve to explain actions otherwise appa rently incongruous; glimpses of a past which was not less wonder ful in its inner workings than in its outward demonstration; and, finally, a few stray leaves which have appeared to be well worth gathering up. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Louis Napoleon and the Genesis of the Second Empire Classic Reprint written by Frank Halliday Cheetham and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Louis Napoleon and the Genesis of the Second Empire The hundred years that now separate us from the birth of Napoleon III, and the thirty-five years which have intervened since his death, ought to make it possible to arrive at something like an impartial and fair estimate of that remarkable man's personality and character. The fierce light that beats upon a throne has perhaps never beaten so fiercely as it did on that of the last sovereign who ruled over France. Compared with it, the gentle beam that fell on the throne shared by him to whom the words were addressed by the late Laureate was but a feeble and kindly ray. But long before the throne was reached Louis Napoleon had courted the strong light of publicity, and in its glare all his many faults and failings were relentlessly and conspicuously revealed. Such a light is hardly calculated to throw into relief those balancing good qualities which are perhaps the real basis of most men's characters, and in the case of Louis Napoleon many of his public acts before his advent to power were scarcely of a kind to win him the admiration or confidence of a public who knew him only by what may be termed his appearances on the stage. No public man, perhaps, has been the object of so much calumny and misrepresentation, and few public men have met calumny with so much dignity. The campaign of abuse directed upon him during the days of the Presidency was more than surpassed when the Empire collapsed at Sedan. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book History Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon Vol 1 Classic Reprint written by M. Adolphe Thiers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon, Vol. 1 This accommodation was a great boon, and reflected honour on the public spirit of the bankers of the capital. But it was a supply for a few days only. More durable supplies were needed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book A History of France From the Earliest Times to the Fall of the Second Empire in 1870 Classic Reprint written by W. H. Jervis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-02 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of France From the Earliest Times to the Fall of the Second Empire in 1870 In conclusion it may be observed, that it has been the earnest endeavour of the Author to avoid the capital error of writing the History of France from an English point of view, a course which cannot fail to convey an unjust conception of the institutions, government, habits, and character of the people. What is needed is an im partial, genial, and even sympathetic account of French history. This has been the principle upon which the Work has been undertaken; but with what success it has been carried out is for competent critics to decide. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book French Etchers of the Second Empire Classic Reprint written by William Aspenwall Bradley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from French Etchers of the Second Empire About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Episodes of French History Vol 2 of 2 written by Pardoe Pardoe and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Episodes of French History, Vol. 2 of 2: During the Consulate and the First Empire I am not aware that there is a vacant throne in Europe, ' observed Joseph, not with out some emotion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book A History of France Vol 1 written by George William Kitchin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-20 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of France, Vol. 1: B. C. 58 A. D. 1453 This volume attempts to avoid the dryness of a summary, while it professes to deal with a very long space of time. All the more important periods of the history have, as far as pos sible, been written directly from original sources, and are treated at considerable length. The parts between, connecting one stirring time with another, have been treated very brie y, so as simply to carry on the narration without a break: like a road in a dull country between a chain of ancient and historic cities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Download or read book History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon Vol 7 written by M. A. Thiers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon, Vol. 7: Forming a Sequel to "the History of the French Revolution" Three entire regiments, including their third battalion, were left at Boulogne. To these were added twelve third battalions of the regi ments which set out for Germany. The sail ors belonging to the flotilla were formed into fifteen battalions of a thousand men each. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon Vol 2 of 12 Classic Reprint written by Louis Adolphe Thiers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-23 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon, Vol. 2 of 12 The emperor, inflamed as he was against England, was, never theless, a dangerous ally; misunderstandings might at any moment be revived, even with him. Moreover, that which only appeared as a symptom of insanity on the part of the Emperor Paul, was a remarkable instance of the progress of Russian ambition during three-quarters of a century. In fact, it was but eighty years before that Peter the Great, attracting, for the first time, the attention of all Europe, limited the Sphere of his policy to the north of that continent, by contending against Charles XII., in order to carry the election of a king for Poland. Forty years afterwards, Russia, extending already her ambition towards Germany, entered into a contest against Frederick, in conjunction with Austria and France, in order to prevent the consolidation of the Prussian power. Some years afterwards, in 1772, she partitioned Poland. In 1778, she advanced a step farther, and participated, equally with France, in the regulation of German affairs, interposing her mediation between Prussia and Austria, who were ready to come to blows about the succes sion of Bavaria, and had the signal honour of guaranteeing the German constitution at Teschen. In short, before the cycle of the century was complete, in I 799, she marched Russians into Italy, not to settle a question of territory, but a moral ques tion - to preserve, she said, the balance of power in Europe, and social order, which was menaced by the French Revolution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book French Furniture Under Louis XVI and the Empire Classic Reprint written by Roger De Felice and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from French Furniture Under Louis XVI and the Empire In this volume Empire furniture will occupy much less space than Louis Seize. It may perhaps be enough to say that, in our opinion, this inequality is amply justified by the differences in merit, comfort, and adaptableness to the needs of ordinary life that exist between the two styles; but there is one more solid and positive reason. The aim of this handbook, like its predecessors, is to impart a better knowledge of the furniture of past times, but most of all the furniture that was simple and practical, the good, honest pieces with no pretentions to sham luxuriousness, belonging to the modest middle classes or even the country folk of old France. Now, the Empire Style never had time to make its way into the depths of the provinces, where everything is so slow to change. In any case, how could that style, so learned and archaeological, which had sprung finished and complete from the brain of a few fanatical devotees of antiquity, as one Minerva sprang in full panoply from out of the head of Jupiter - how could that style, so lacking in tradition, ever have found favour with the country people of France? How could they have understood it? And accordingly we find it left no trace in the output of the workshops of Provence or Normandy or Brittany. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Download or read book History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon Vol 12 of 12 Classic Reprint written by Louis Adolphe Thiers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon, Vol. 12 of 12 What we have said shows how great would have been the folly of hastening to the Rhine on the morrow of the 20th of March to take advantage of the enthusiasm excited by the miraculous return from Elba. Had Napoleon done so, he would have met forces triple and quadruple the strength of his own; he would, by going so far, have made the reconstruction of our regiments more difficult and almost impossible, and finally, he would have turned against him all those who desired that every means of preserving peace should be tried, and who would not pardon his going to war unless it was absolutely inevi table. But if it were wise to wait until our forces were drawn from the inefficient state in which they were on 20th of March, and until the hostile dispositions of Europe were no longer doubtful, there remained an important question, whether having waited until the middle of June, it would not have been better to wait until the middle of July or August, when our forces would have been completely organised. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.