Project Gutenberg 2013-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 2024 Funck-Brentano, Frantz 1862 1947 Funck-Brentano, Jacques Chrétien Frantz Seraphicus Funck-Brentano, Jacques Chretien Frantz Seraphicus Sardou, Victorien 1831 1908 Sardou, V. (Victorien) Maidment, George 01024266 Legends of the Bastille Produced by Chris Curnow, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Legends of the Bastille" by Frantz Funck-Brentano is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the myths and realities surrounding the infamous Bastille fortress, exploring the lives of its prisoners and the treatment they received. The narrative aims to separate fact from fiction, shedding light on the often romanticized views of the Bastille as a place of horror and despair. The opening of the work establishes the contrasting perceptions of the Bastille, describing its imposing structure and the layers of mystery that surrounded it. Funck-Brentano discusses the popular legends that arose from the fortress, often amplified by former prisoners like Latude and Linguet, who depicted their experiences in dramatic terms. The author intends to challenge these longstanding myths by presenting well-researched historical evidence, revealing that many prisoners actually lived relatively comfortable lives while imprisoned, and that the nature of confinement at the Bastille was markedly different from popular belief. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43231/43231-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Latude, Henri Masers de, 1725-1805 Bastille Mattioli, Ercole Antonio, conte, 1640-1703 DC Text Category: History - European 504981 2025-09-17T11:25:45.511750 text/html 480258 2024-10-23T17:11:46 text/html 1952126 2025-09-17T11:25:56.259659 application/epub+zip 1954447 2025-09-17T11:25:48.528731 application/epub+zip 259097 2025-09-17T11:25:46.072761 application/epub+zip 2781983 2025-09-17T11:26:00.914677 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2736067 2025-09-17T11:25:53.659696 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365596 2022-09-19T17:31:29.025840 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443338 2025-09-17T11:25:44.832734 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 443038 2024-11-27T23:41:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17823 2025-09-17T11:26:01.078622 application/rdf+xml 12556 2025-09-17T11:25:46.169726 image/jpeg 2365 2025-09-17T11:25:46.123710 image/jpeg 1932613 2025-09-17T11:25:45.604700 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 fr.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia