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Lectures on the French Revolution

Delivered at Cambridge University between 1895 and 1899, Lectures on the French Revolution is a distinguished account of the entire epochal chapter in French experience by one of the most remarkable English historians of the nineteenth century. In contrast to Burke a century before, Acton leaves condemnation of the French Revolution to others. He provides a disciplined, thorough, and elegant history of the actual events of the bloody episode—in sum, as thorough a record as could be constructed in his time of the actual actions of the government of France during the Revolution. There are twenty-two essays, commencing with “The Heralds of the Revolution,” in which Acton presents a taxonomy of the intellectual ferment that preceded—and prepared—the Revolution. An important appendix explores “The Literature of the Revolution.” Here Acton offers assessments of the accounts of the Revolution written during the late eighteenth and the nineteenth centuries by, among others, Burke, Guizot, and Taine.

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A major resource for academic readers—a collection like this has been needed for very many years—but also a work that will be useful for general readers concerned with some of the seminal ideals of modern Western culture. —Edward Norman, Cambridge University Lord Acton was among the most illustrious historians of nineteenth-century England, a man of great learning with a deep devotion to individual liberty and a profound understanding of history. Liberty Fund is proud to offer the most complete collection of Acton essays ever published. Rufus Fears has taught classical history at Indiana University, Boston University, and the University of Oklahoma. Essays in Religion, Politics, and Morality Essays in the History of Liberty Essays in the Study and Writing of History

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A Lecture on the study of History: Delivered at Cambridge, June 11, 1895

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