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Hilary Mantel Collection 3 Books Set (Bring up the Bodies, Wolf Hall, A Place of Greater Safety) 71 Balham High Road, Balham, SW12 9AP As these young men, key figures of the French Revolution, taste the addictive delights of power, the darker side of the period’s political ideals is unleashed – and all must face the horror that follows. As these young men, key figures of the French Revolution, taste the addictive delights of power, the darker side of the period's political ideals is unleashed - and all must face the horror that follows. From the double Man Booker prize-winning author of Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror & the Light comes an extraordinary work of historical imagination – this is Hilary Mantel’s epic novel of the French Revolution. 1789: as Revolution sweeps through France, three obscure young men step into the harsh light of history. One of the ten books - novels, memoirs and one very unusual biography - that make up the 4th Estate Matchbook Classics' series, a stunningly redesigned collection of some of the best loved titles on our backlist. Mon: closedTue: 10am-6pmWed: 10am-6pmThu: 10am-9pmFri: 10am-9pmSat: 10am-6pm
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Dr Charlie Mansfield
As a reader you can sense and feel the fear as fortunes change through the revolution. I chose this for my lockdown read and I found it hard to put down!
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In real life de Robespierre started there aged 11 in October 1769, staying until he was 23, studying to be a solicitor. Le lycée Louis-le-Grand is on la rue Saint-Jacques which traces the route of le cardo maximus de Lutèce, the great Roman south-to-north axis road of Paris.
It covers the lives and fates of three key figures from the French Revolution and takes them from their childhoods onwards- encompassing families and friendships as the plot moves inexorably toward and through the events of the Terror. It is to this grammar school that both the young de Robespierre and Desmoulins are sent in the story. My paperback copy safely arrived from Amazon in time for Valentine's Day 2018.
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