Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 166 Biggs, Charlotte 1827 Biggs, R. C. (Rachel Charlotte) Biggs, Rachel Charlotte Williams Gifford, John 1758 1818 Gifford, J. (John) Green, John Richards Hedgehog, Humphrey A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Part III., 1794 Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners Produced by Mary Munarin and David Widger "A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795" by an anonymous English lady is a historical account written in the late 18th century. This work comprises a series of letters that provide a vivid and personal perspective on the tumultuous events of the French Revolution, reflecting on both the socio-political upheaval of the time and the French character and manners as perceived by an outsider. The opening of this work sees the narrator grappling with the overwhelming complexities and absurdities of the French Revolution, expressing incredulity over the radical changes that have swept through the nation, including the adoption of a new republican calendar and a complete dismantling of religious practices. Through her letters, she introduces figures such as Dumont, a local representative who embodies the contradictions of revolutionary leadership, characterized by a despotic lifestyle yet professing republican ideals. The narrator observes the impact of the revolution on daily life and society, illustrating a landscape rife with suspicion, oppression, and absurdity, emphasizing the turmoil that defines the era. Her reflections offer a fascinating glimpse into the mind of an English woman witnessing the radical transformation of France from a distance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/11994/11994-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 44.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. en France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 France -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Biggs, Charlotte, approximately 1763-1827 -- Correspondence France -- Social life and customs -- 1789-1815 DC Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 523673 2025-07-05T12:31:44.249456 text/html 489780 2024-10-28T19:05:23 text/html 731820 2025-07-05T12:31:49.567452 application/epub+zip 741989 2025-07-05T12:31:44.874458 application/epub+zip 244493 2025-07-05T12:31:44.543475 application/epub+zip 904754 2025-07-05T12:31:53.495390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 847640 2025-07-05T12:31:49.270418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344193 2022-09-06T18:09:23.204093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455026 2023-10-05T13:57:54.790370 text/plain 435125 2024-10-28T19:05:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17959 2025-07-05T12:31:53.627387 application/rdf+xml 11374 2025-07-05T12:31:44.637426 image/jpeg 1913 2025-07-05T12:31:44.590437 image/jpeg 707964 2025-07-05T12:31:44.300485 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia