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3 days ago · “THERE were two “Reigns of Terror,” if we would but remember it and consider it; the one wrought murder in hot passion, the other in heartless cold blood; the one lasted mere months, the other had lasted a thousand years; the one inflicted death upon ten thousand persons, the other upon a hundred millions; but our shudders are all for the “horrors” of the minor Terror, the momentary ...
May 10, 2024 · A Tale of Two Cities, novel by Charles Dickens, published both serially and in book form in 1859. The story is set in the late 18th century against the background of the French Revolution. Although drawn from history, the novel offers more drama than accuracy. Learn more about A Tale of Two Cities in this article.
- Charles Dickens
- 1842
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May 9, 2024 · Have you ever wondered what made the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution so notorious? This period, marked by extreme political turmoil and mass executions, remains a pivotal chapter in history. The Reign of Terror was a time when fear and suspicion ruled France. From 1793 to 1794, thousands were sent to the guillotine, accused of ...
1 day ago · The Abominable by Dan Simmons. Back Bay Books. Dan Simmons is probably best known for The Terror, a work of historical fiction that veers into the supernatural when a monster attacks the doomed men of Franklin's lost expedition to find the Northwest Passage. The Abominable, whose title references the yetis said to haunt the Himalayas, sounds at ...
May 1, 2024 · The development and growth in maturity of the main character, Alix de Morainville Carpentier, is an uplifting story even though her pain is set against a deadly time in history - the Reign of Terror. This story is a must-read as it combines both an extensive historical perspective of the French Revolution, the woman's role during this time of ...
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1 day ago · In place of the tired old view of Robespierre as a power-crazed dictator, and mastermind of a ‘Reign of Terror’, McPhee shows us Robespierre’s gradual evolution from an idealist who began, in Robespierre’s own words, as a defender of ‘the poor and unknown’, against a privileged and rich elite ‘whose luxury devours the sustenance ...
4 days ago · An understanding of the historical origins and constructions of the notions of terror and the sublime. An understanding of the historical and theoretical relationships between images and texts An enhanced ability to think critically and historically about key cultural and political ideas
