An entertaining and eye-opening look at the French Revolution,by Stephen Clarke,author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde. The French Revolution and What Went Wrong looks back at the French Revolution and how it's surrounded in a myth. In 1789,almost no one in France wanted to oust the king,let alone guillotine him. But things quickly escalated until there was no turning back. The French Revolution and What Went Wrong looks at what went wrong and why France would be better off if they had kept their monarchy.
Publisher: CornerstoneISBN: 9781784754365Number of pages: 592Weight: 420 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 42 mm
Stephen Clarke
Before becoming an author,Clarke wrote radio comedy sketches and stories for US cartoonistGilbert Shelton. WithA Year in the Merde,Clarke is arguably one of the earliest self-publishing success stories-it was discovered by French newspapers and garnered enough interest that he could sell the novel to international publishers. It has since been published in over 20 languages. He has now written severalMerdebooks,all starring Paul West,an Englishman surviving in France.
Clarke has also written non-fiction,including1000 Years of Annoyingthe French,a bestselling look at the history between Great Britain and France,andParis Revealed,a book detailing the hidden secrets of Paris that Clarke has learned from ten-plus years living there.
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