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Citizens:

A Chronicle of The French Revolution
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Penguin Books Limited, Aug 5, 2004 - History - 826 pages
One of the great landmarks of modern history publishing, Simon Schama's Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution is the most authoritative social, cultural and narrative history of the French Revolution ever produced. 'Monumental ... provocative and stylish, Simon Schama's account of the first few years of the great Revolution in France, and of the decades that led up to it, is thoughtful, informed and profoundly revisionist'
  Eugen Weber, The New York Times Book Review 'The most marvellous book I have read about the French Revolution'
  Richard Cobb, The Times 'Dazzling - beyond praise - He has chronicled the vicissitudes of that world with matchless understanding, wisdom, pity and truth, in the pages of this marvellous book'
  Bernard Levin, Sunday Times 'Provides an unrivalled impression of the currents and contradictions which made up this terrible sequence of events'
  Antony Beevor, Express Simon Schama is University Professor in Art History and History at Columbia University in New York, and one of the best-known scholars in Britain in any field. He is the prize-winning author of numerous books, including Dead Certainties (Unwarranted Speculations), Landscape and Memory, Rembrandt's Eyes and three volumes of A History of Britain. He is also the writer-presenter of historical and art-historical documentaries for BBC Television. He lives outside New York City with his wife and children.

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Well researched and documented. - Goodreads
The long winded explanations in places... - Goodreads
Schama is an entertaining writer. - Goodreads
I've always adored Simon Schama's storytelling. - Goodreads
Great book and a superb writer. - Goodreads
... schama is a top notch history writer. - Goodreads

Review: Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution

User Review  - Autumn - Goodreads

I needed a thorough overview of the French Revolution and this did the trick. I appreciated that it began well in advance of 1789 and discussed the lead up to the Revolution in a leisurely way. A few ... Read full review

Review: Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution

User Review  - Kate Naughton - Goodreads

A superb work of historiography that shames most novelists, including the ludicrous Hilary Mantel. The chapter on Robespierre's death is a tour de force. Took me six months to read but it was worth it. This and Carlyle are all you need, in English, at least, on the French Revolution. Read full review

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About the author (2004)

Simon Schama is University Professor in Art History and History at Columbia University in New York, and one of the best-known scholars in Britain in any field. He is the prize-winning author of numerous books, including Dead Certainties (Unwarranted Speculations), Landscape and Memory, Rembrandt's Eyes and three volumes of A History of Britain. He is also the writer-presenter of historical and art-historical documentaries for BBC Television. He lives outside New York City with his wife and children.

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