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Liberty, Equality, Fraternity — Exploring the French Revolution
An accessible and lively introduction to the French Revolution as well as an extraordinary archive of some of the most important documentary evidence from the Revolution. Includes 338 texts, 245 images, and a number of maps and songs. Lynn Hunt of UCLA and Jack Censer of George Mason University — both internationally renowned scholars of the Revolution — served as principal authors and editors.

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Liberty, Equality, Fraternity — Exploring the French Revolution
by Jack R. Censer & Lynn A. Hunt
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press; Book & CD-ROM edition (March 2001).
Paperback: 212 pages.
Language: English.
Synopsis:
An accessible and lively introduction to the fascinating story of the French Revolution, grounded in the latest and most sophisticated historical scholarship. The book gives a brief but comprehensive narrative of the Revolution, while the companion CD-ROM offers readers an unprecedented multimedia overview of the period through images, primary documents, and song. (Also available in hard cover.)		  

  The Affair of the Necklace (2001) — Warner Home Video
Starring: Hilary Swank, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Baker, Adrien Brody, Brian Cox, Joely Richardson, Christopher Walken, et al.
Director: Charles Shyer.   DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004.
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1.
Rated: R (Restricted); not for sale to persons under age 18.
Runtime: 117 minutes.   Available subtitles: English, Spanish, French.
Synopsis:
Earnest intrigue, historically accurate references, elaborate set design, and beautiful costumes. Though Hilary Swank's acting in this production has not drawn critical acclaim, francophiles and history buffs should enjoy it nevertheless. Christopher Walken is delightful as the fraudulent soothsayer Count Cagliostro.

Around and About Paris — From the Guillotine to the Bastille Opera:
The 8th-12th Arrondissements
by Thirza Vallois
Publisher: Illiad Press; Rev. edition (September 1999).
Paperback, 228 pages.
Customer rating:
Synopsis:
Walk with Vallois district by district along the streets of Paris, sharing in the art, literature, music, history, politics, science, religion, economics, entertainment, crime, passion, and local color of each unique arrondissement.		  

  The Bastille: A History of a Symbol of Despotism and Freedom
(Bicentennial Reflections on the French Revolution)
by Hans-Jurgen Lüsebrink & Rolf Reichardt; Norbert Schurer (Translator)
Publisher: Duke University Press (June 1997).
Paperback: 328 pages.
Language: English.
Synopsis:
This book is both an analysis of the Bastille as cultural paradigm and a case study on the history of French political culture. It examines in particular the storming and subsequent fall of the Bastille in Paris on July 14, 1789, and how it came to represent the cornerstone of the French Revolution &151; serving as a symbol of the repression of the Old Regime. (Also available in hard cover.)

The Last Alchemist: Count Cagliostro, Master of Magic in the Age of Reason
by Iain McCalman
Publisher: Perennial (April 2004).
Paperback, 288 pages.
Customer rating:
Synopsis:
Cultural historian McCalman (editor, An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age) presents an enlightening account of the career of one of the most famous charlatans of the 18th century, Count Alessandro di Cagliostro. Adeptly researched and written with a light, charming touch. As the author makes abundantly clear, the Age of Reason was also an age of mysticism and downright quackery. Includes 26 B&W illustrations. (Also available in hard cover.)		  

  Paris: La Bastille (Tapeguide Walking Tours)
by Vocabulearn
Audio Cassette
Publisher: Penton Overseas, Inc. (August 1998).
Language: English.
Customer rating: n/a
Synopsis:
This new edition to the European TapeGuide covers one of the most popular and historic sections of Paris. Includes a comprehensive color map of the tour area.

Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom and Other Writings
by Marquis de Sade
Publisher: Grove Press; Reprint edition (October 1990).
Paperback, 753 pages.
Customer rating:
Synopsis:
It is little wonder that the Marquis de Sade spent the last years of his life in a madhouse. This collection of works is an illuminating collection of Sade's best. The critical introductions are excellent, along with the massive chronology of Sade's life.		  

Editing, translation, and portions written by Ian C. Mills. ©2003-, All Rights Reserved.

Sources: Walks in Paris, by Augustus J. C. Hare, G. Routledge and Sons (1888). Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, © 2001 Grolier Interactive Inc., Danbury, CT. 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, a resource in the public domain, made available online by Project Gutenberg. Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Insecula, Guide intégral du voyageur, an architectural resource. Visions de Paris, Le Canal Saint-Martin - la Bastille - l'Arsenal. Bastille — Prison of Conviction, an article by Dr. Heinz Anderle. Anthony's Home Page, a cyber-tour of Paris.

Bibliography: Michelet, J.: Geschichte der Französischen Revolution, Paris 1847-1853, translated into German by R. Kühn and edited by F. Kircheisen, Vienna 1929/1930. Kircheisen, F.: Die Bastille, Berlin 1927. Rudé G.: Die Massen in der Französischen Revolution, Oxford 1959, translated into German by A. Hillmayr and R. Bischoff, Vienna 1961. Lüsebrink, Hans-Jurgen, Reichardt Rolf: Die Bastille - Zur Symbolgeschichte von Herrschaft und Freiheit, Frankfurt 1990. (The Bastille: A History of a Symbol of Despotism and Freedom, Duke University Press 1997). Histoire de la Bastille et de la rue Saint-Antoine avant 1789, M.G. Rémy, Imprimerie Mercadier, Paris (1888). History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814, by François Mignet (1824), made available online by Project Gutenberg.

Images: Drawing of Bastille fortress and Faubourg St. Antoine (artist unknown), from La Prise de la Bastille, a web site by Dr. Heinz Anderle. Copperplate engraving of Porte St-Antoine, Giffart, 1706, (and) Copperplate engraving of the Bastille at the Porte St-Antoine, Isaak Trion (Dutch), 1756, both from Lombard Antiquarian Maps & Prints. Lettre de cachet signed by Louis XIV (Musée Carnavalet, Paris; published in Paquet and Boigelot, "La période moderne et les débuts des temps contemporains", Histoire et Humanités, Casterman, 1973), from Department of History, Haute Ecole Mosane d'Enseignement supérieur, Liège, Belgium. Portrait of Voltaire, from Le Petit Larousse Illustré, Dictionnaire Encyclopédique (1995), éditions Larousse, Paris, 1777 pages. Portrait of Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (artist unknown), from book cover of "Cagliostro" by Paolo Cortesi, Newton & Compton Editori (2004). Hôpital de Bicestre, ca. 18th-19th century (artist unknown), from the Urology Department of the current Hôpital Bicêtre, Kremlin-Bicêtre (site no longer available). Masque de fer, illustration in Alexandre Dumas' Le vicomte de Bragelonne, from Le Temps des Révolutions. DVD cover of "The Man in the Iron Mask", © MGM/UA Studios. Portraits of Jacques Necker (and) Louis XVI, Roi de France et de Navarre, both by Joseph Siffred Duplessis, (and) Storming of the Bastille, 14 July 1789 — all three paintings on exhibit at Versailles (Musée National du Château et des Trianons), from the French Ministry of Culture's Joconde Database. Arrest of the Governor of the Bastille, 14 July 1789, displayed at the Musée Historique de la Révolution Française, Vizille; from 1789-1939 L'Histoire par l'image. Diplôme de Vainqueur de la Bastille (1790), from Centre Historique des Archives Nationales (French National Archives). La Bastille dans les premiers jours de sa démolition (1789), by Hubert Robert, on exhibit at Musée Carnavalet, © Photothèque, Mairie de la Ville de Paris. Vue de la reconstitution de la Bastille et de la rue Saint-Antoine, avenue Suffren, à Paris (Reconstructed Bastille, 1889 Exposition), artist unknown, (and) Pierre-François Palloy's plan of the Bastille and surrounding complex (image edited for clarity by Ian C. Mills), from La Nature — Revue des Sciences, pgs. 392-393, Issue #757, 3 December 1887, published by G. Masson, Editeur (Paris); scanned version made available online by Le Conservatoire numérique des Arts & Métiers, part of CNAM. Tower of Liberty, in the Square Galli, from Anthony's Home Page. Tower of Liberty remains unearthed during Paris Métro tunnel excavation, photographer unknown, (and) Modern-day city streets traced on ancient Bastille location, artist unknown, from La Nature — Revue des Sciences, pg. 193, Issue #1344, 25 February 1899, published by G. Masson, Editeur (Paris); scanned version made available online by Le Conservatoire numérique des Arts & Métiers. Place de la Bastille, ca. 1841, lithograph by F. Hoffbauer, from Site Hector Berlioz. July Column, viewed through trees, © F. de La Mure / M.A.E., from Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministère des Affaires Etrangères). Spirit of Freedom atop the July Column, Place de la Bastille, © David Henry (photographer). Reverse side of 10-franc coin (1995), from Monnaie de Paris (the French Mint). Opéra Bastille, © Ian C. Mills (photographer), Discover France. Porte de Plaisance de Paris-Arsenal, © Eric Rougier (photographer), FromParis.com. Postcard of the Gare de Vincennes, around the turn of the 20th century (photographer unknown), from Wikipedia Commons (image provided courtesy of Gregory Deryckère). All Rights Reserved.

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