/lit/ - Literature

A Tale of Two Cities.

>>1678299
never knew it was about the french revolution! neat.

Which one?

Okay, I just finished reading Thomas Paine's account in Rights of Man, though he didn't know what would happen to it afterwords (Robespierre, Napoleon etc) the rest of the book is very related.

Then in 1848 Paris and a whole slew of European cities rose up all together. Quite similarly to whats happening in the middle east.

And then there was the Paris Commune. Napoleon II lost a war, and left the city unguarded, so the citizens took it.

Try Lefebvre's history

>>1678309
the 1789 one.

>>1678323
Than:
Fiction: Tale of Two Cities by Dickens
Non fiction: Rights of Man by Paine

Scaramousche was good

>>1678309
>doesn't understand that when people refer to the French Revolution they are referring to the 1789 revolution.
wowwwwwwwww

>>1678344
Yes I did, stupid. I also went on about the various revolutions relating to France.
From my point of view, its all been one revolution. France America, Europe, the whole middle east now. See, what we're fighting for hasn't quite come yet. We think it has in the good ol' USA, but not really. The Kings of old are now just wearing suites and leasing out rulers to us just to confuse us from the prize. All I can say to you is, stop reading Rand.

>>1678370
>thinks the French Revolution and Libya are connected
I see how the American and French revolutions are connected to each other...but Libya?

>>1678387
Can you try to stop and think about what both situations have in common? Or are you one of those people that think they want to fly planes into western buildings once they defeat Kadaffi?

Freedom and security. Think before you post.

>>1678399
Just because they have things in common doesn't mean they have anything to do with each other. The average Libyan probably has little knowledge of the French Revolution.

>tripfag enters thread, doesn't contribute shit and derail into irrelevant bullshit

how surprising

Fiction or non fiction?

A Concise History of the French Revolution (Sylvia Neely) is supposed to be good and actually a concise history instead of LOL TANGENT like a few other of the "concise" histories on the revolution.

Symbol and Satire During the French Revolution was pretty fun as well. Lots of plates of the pamphlet drawings, good stuff.

Last Letters: Prisons & Prisoners of the French Revolution was excellent, a bit depressing after a while but definitely a good read.

Fiction wise, I liked Ninety-Three by Victor Hugo, dealing with the counter-revolution. Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran was decent enough writing but historically bullshit and fell back on "Robespierre and all revolutionaries are evil dasterdly masterminds!"

>See, what we're fighting for hasn't quite come yet. We think it has in the good ol' USA, but not really. The Kings of old are now just wearing suites and leasing out rulers to us just to confuse us from the prize
>he thinks this hasn't been said thousands of times before
>he thinks he's intelligent even though it took him this long to realize this

>>1678782
Either way is fine, really, as long as the non-fiction isn't _too_ dry. Thanks anon.

>>1678793
The three NF I listed are pretty lively! Blood Sisters by Marilyn Yalom was also good, if you're into accounts of women during the French Revolution. It also had a decent amount of range when it came to the people, instead of focusing solely on the rich aristocracy's experiences during the time period.

Oh, derp - I forgot my favorite fiction book on the subject - A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel. It's 600+ pages but I think it's worth the longer read. It's essentially Robespierre, Danton, and Camille Desmoulins from birth to revolution to death. It dragged a little bit near the middle but the payoff was worth it.

>>1678415
>Just because they have things in common doesn't mean they have anything to do with each other.
And Mao has nothing to do with the queen of England. Oh wait, they are both human beings living on the same Earth. Stop conflating the meanings of things and picking on it for taking another shape in your head.

>>1678785
I doubt that it ever occurred to you, as it has yet to occur to many in the world. Just when it did for me, in my imperfect education, is frankly of no concern here. I was telling your fellow 16 year old tripfag friend my thoughts.

>>1678601
Exactly
>>1678782
Perfect. You save the thread