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 The First French Republic 461 Stephens, H. Morse, A History of the French Revolution, 2 vols., B. Addi- 1886-1891 (the third volume, which should bring down the story to the tional read- close of the Reign of Terror, has unfortunately never appeared). This "±8 tn E11 crlish is by far the best account to be had in English, perhaps in any language. * It is free from both partisanship and sentimentality, and is based on the results of modern French scholarship. Its inaccuracies in detail do not impair its essential value. The same author in his Europe, 1789-1815, 1893, furnishes a good summary of the political history of the revolu- tionary period. Taine, The French Revolution (from the French), 3 vols. Covers the period 1789 to 1794. A brilliant arraignment of many of the leaders of the Revolution, which the author treats in an unsympathetic spirit. His style, insight, and research, however, serve to give his work both marked originality and value. Carlyle, The French Revolution, originally published in 1837 ; new edition with notes by Fletcher and another edition edited by Rose. This famous bit of literature can scarcely be termed a history ; it is a bril- liant and erratic commentary on the men and ideas of the times, full of profound observation, not unmixed with highly colored trivialities and inconsequential reflections. Profitable and amusing for one familiar with the actual course of events. Lecky, England in the Eighteenth Century, Chapters XVIII-XX, on the French Revolution. These have been published in a separate volume (Appleton). Sloane, The French Revolution and Religious Refor?n. An account of the ecclesiastical legislation and its influence on affairs in France from 1789 to 1804 ( T 9 01 )- Mallet, B., Mallet du Pan and the French Revolution, 1902. A sym- pathetic account of a well-known journalist. Belloc, D ant on, and by the same writer, Robespierre. Two read- able biographies. Morley, Critical Miscellanies (see above, p. 394). Some of these essays are concerned with the revolutionary leaders and thinkers. Mahan, Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution ana Empire, 2 vols. The author aims to explain the successes of Great Britain by its control of the seas. Very few of the sources are to be had in English. The following may The sources be noted. in English. The Annual Register for the period contains some documents. Anderson, Constitutions and Other Select Documents Illustrative of the History of France, 1J89-1901, gives important state papers.