The French Revolution. Edited and translated by
Paul H. Beik.
1970. Part of the "Revolutionary
Europe, 1789-1848" section of
Harper & Row's "
Documentary History of Western Civilization" collection.
Beik presents a collection of
historical documents from the period of
the French Revolution: speeches and memoranda from various aristocrats, clergy, and popular representatives, ordered chronologically and individually dated. While often very dry, it's neat to be able to peek into the very words and thoughts of
Marie Antoinette and
Napoleon Bonaparte.