10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESMOULINS»
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Desmoulins in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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French Revolutionaries and English Republicans: The ...
fourth issue of Revolutions de France et de Brabant included a detailed review of
the recent publication by the comte de Mirabeau of Theorie de la royaute apres la
doctrine de Milton.87' Paraphrasing the work, Desmoulins acknowledged that ...
2
A Companion to the French Revolution
Desmoulins' eyes to the iniquities of Barnave, whose principles Desmoulins had
defended in the same issue (Brissot 1912: vol. 2, 115). Desmoulins used Brissot
Unmasked to inflict a very personal revenge on the former friend who had ...
3
Choosing Terror: Virtue, Friendship, and Authenticity in the ...
His fellow Jacobins were well aware of this: he had always been indiscreet.4 In
the Year Two (thanks in part to Desmoulins' own portrayal of the Girondins) such
activities by a political leader could look 'suspect'; but in itself this was not a ...
4
Terror and Its Discontents: Suspect Words in Revolutionary ...
Cited by Jacques Janssens, Camille Desmoulins, 741. Janssens bases his
narrative of Desmoulins's death largely on the eyewitness account of A.-V.
Arnault, Souvenirs d'un sexagenaire (Paris, n.d.). 10. See Chambers, Room for
Maneuver, ...
5
Samuel Johnson: A Biography
Mrs Desmoulins: 'Yes, Sir.' Boswell: And it was something different from a father's
kiss?' Mrs Desmoulins: 'Yes, indeed.' Lowe (approaching his hand to her bosom):
'But would he, eh?' Mrs Desmoulins: 'Sir, he never did anything that was ...
Rich clothes. Aristocrat? DESMOULINS. No. LAMAIRE. Fine clothes, a sterling
silver tinder-box, money enough to bribe the gate to let you bring in your writing
and your candles? You're a royalist! DESMOULINS. I am not a royalist. LAMAIRE.
7
Press in the French Revolution
On 28 November 1789 Camille Desmoulins, already famous as one of the
orators who called the people in the Palais-Royal to arms on 12 July and as the
author of the pamphlets La France libre and the Discours de la lanterne aux
Parisiens, ...
W. Gilchrist, W. J. Murray, 1971
8
Thucydides and the Modern World: Reception, Reinterpretation ...
Socrates proved Desmoulins' case since his death showed the consequence of
the degeneration of freedom of speech into factional conspiracy, when the
dissenting person was made into a victim of vengeance. Finally, the most
important ...
Katherine Harloe, Neville Morley, 2012
9
The Journals of James Boswell, 1762-1795
MRS DESMOULINS (Lowe and I closing in upon her to listen). 'No, Sir, I have told
you he commanded his passion. But when I was a young woman and lived with
Mrs Johnson at Hampstead, he used to come out two or three days in a week, ...
James Boswell, John Wain, 1994
10
A Place of Greater Safety: A Novel
Set during the French Revolution, this "riveting historical novel" ("The New Yorker") is the story of three young provincials who together helped destroy a way of life and, in the process, destroyed themselves.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESMOULINS»
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Desmoulins is used in the context of the following news items.
Francis Barber: the runaway servant who inherited his master's …
'That is so,' replies Mrs Desmoulins. ... Levet hates Desmoulins and does not love Williams. Desmoulins hates them both. Poll loves none of ... «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»
Mantel's French Revolution novel to be adapted by BBC
Its central theme is that of the French Revolution, with particular focus on the lives of the historical characters Camille Desmoulins, Georges ... «Blasting News, May 15»
BBC to Adapt Hilary Mantel's 'A Place of Greater Safety'
Three young men – Georges-Jacques Danton, Mzimilien Robespierre and Camille Desmoulins, all real figures involved in the revolution ... «Reel Life With Jane, May 15»
Wolf Hall author Hilary Mantel's novel on French Revolution to be …
Danton, Desmoulins and Robespierre come together to provoke the enormous social and political upheaval that alters the course of French ... «The Independent, May 15»
BBC eyes next Hilary Mantel adaptation
Mantel's 1992 book centres on Georges Danton, Camille Desmoulins, and Maximilien Robespierre's role in the French revolution in 1789. «Broadcast, May 15»
Berlin Film Review: 'Big Father, Small Father and Other Stories'
... sound (Dolby Digital), Franck Desmoulins; dance choreographer, Nguyen Ngoc Anh; line producer, Huynh Long Hai; assistant director, Xinh ... «Variety, Feb 15»
What historians think of historical novels
“See Camille Desmoulins, from the Café du Foy, rushing on, sibylline in face; his hair streaming, in each hand a pistol! He springs to a table: the ... «Financial Times, Feb 15»
Monday in Edinburgh – What's on Today
Cafe Histoire: Camille Desmoulins. Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794) perfectly illustrated the often confrontational relationship between French ... «The Edinburgh Reporter, Feb 15»
A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel - review
... give information about lesser known characters, such as Lucille Desmoulins, without whom the revolution may not have run in the same way. «The Guardian, Jan 15»
Assassin's Creed Unity Criticized By Former French Politician
... he tried to defend Danton and Desmoulins, he was the probably the first ... He try to defend Danton and Desmoulins to the last and was so ... «GameSpot, Nov 14»
