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Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3), Essay 8: France in the Eighteenth Century

Morley, John, 1838-1923· 2 chapters· 7,474 words

The announcement that one of the most ingenious and accomplished men of letters in Europe was engaged upon a history of the French Revolution, raised some doubts among those who have thought most about the qualifications proper to the historian. M. Taine has the quality of the...

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1. Part 1

The announcement that one of the most ingenious and accomplished men of letters in Europe was engaged upon a history of the French Revolution, raised some doubts among those who...

2. Part 2

And this brings us to the cardinal reason for demurring to M. Taine's neatly rounded proposition. His appreciation of the speculative precursors of the Revolution seems to us to...