Project Gutenberg 2019-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 391 Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) 1805 1877 John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott Abbott, John Stevens Cabot The French Revolution of 1789, as Viewed in the Light of Republican Institutions E-text prepared by Richard Hulse, Graeme Mackreth, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The French Revolution of 1789, as Viewed in the Light of Republican Institutions" by John S. C. Abbott is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the intricate causes and events surrounding the French Revolution, examining them through a republican lens. Abbott aims to provide an elaborate interpretation of the struggle of the French people against feudal despotism and their quest for political and religious liberty. The opening of the book outlines Abbott's intentions and preparations for this historical narrative. He describes his travels to Paris to gather firsthand accounts of the revolution and the philosophical writings that preceded it. Abbott discusses the biases inherent in historical storytelling, highlighting that the view of the revolution's events can differ drastically based on the observer's political principles. He emphasizes that understanding the revolution requires a comprehensive view of the social and political conditions that led to it, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of the events that would unfold throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 DC Text Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 1612987 2025-06-23T13:36:02.386384 text/html 1618061 2019-03-30T16:50:49 text/html 4701188 2025-06-23T13:36:27.979320 application/epub+zip 4730749 2025-06-23T13:36:07.759441 application/epub+zip 608774 2025-06-23T13:36:05.050448 application/epub+zip 5140245 2025-06-23T13:36:40.622206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5047350 2025-06-23T13:36:24.525368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 900170 2022-09-26T21:01:23.151144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1346291 2025-06-23T13:35:58.734415 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1345569 2019-03-30T16:48:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1345594 2019-03-30T16:48:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20386 2025-06-23T13:36:40.800203 application/rdf+xml 6878 2025-06-23T13:36:05.311377 image/jpeg 1455 2025-06-23T13:36:05.179380 image/jpeg 502130 2019-03-30T16:48:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 4635931 2019-03-30T16:55:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 501562 2019-03-30T16:48:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 4630652 2025-06-23T13:36:02.741446 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