A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Complete Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners   By: An English Lady

This book offers a fascinating insight into life in France during a tumultuous period of history, as seen through the eyes of an English woman living there. The author's detailed descriptions provide a vivid picture of the political turmoil, social customs, and everyday life in France during the years 1792-1795. The letters are engaging and the author's observations on the French character and manners are thought-provoking. Overall, this book is a valuable historical document and an enjoyable read for anyone interested in this period of French history.

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The following Letters were submitted to my inspection and judgement by the Author, of whose principles and abilities I had reason to entertain a very high opinion. How far my judgement has been exercised to advantage in enforcing the propriety of introducing them to the public, that public must decide. To me, I confess, it appeared, that a series of important facts, tending to throw a strong light on the internal state of France, during the most important period of the Revolution, could neither prove uninteresting to the general reader, nor indifferent to the future historian of that momentous epoch; and I conceived, that the opposite and judicious reflections of a well formed and well cultivated mind, naturally arising out of events within the immediate scope of its own observation, could not in the smallest degree diminish the interest which, in my apprehension, they are calculated to excite... Continue reading book >>