Author: Augustin Thierry

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Published: 2015-07-10

Total Pages: 662

ISBN-13: 9781331077336

Excerpt from The Formation and Progress of the Tiers Etat, Vol. 1 of 2: Or Third Estate in France Though the Translator feels that the name of Augustin Thierry, already so well known in this country, especially by his "Histoire de la Conquete de PAngleterre," affords the best hope of drawing attention to the work which he has ventured to present in an English dress, yet he wishes to state briefly some few characteristics which particularly mark it, and which may excite an interest in the mind of the general reader, as well as of the student of French history. They are as follows: - The very vivid sketches which the accurate and experienced author has given of the principal persons and events which are connected with those most interesting passages of French history, which form the subject of his work. 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."