Project Gutenberg 2020-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 171 Fournier, Edouard 1819 1880 Fournier, Édouard L'esprit dans l'histoire: Recherches et curiosités sur les mots historiques Produced by Clarity, Pierre Lacaze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "L'esprit dans l'histoire: Recherches et curiosités sur les mots historiques" by Édouard Fournier is a scholarly publication written in the late 19th century. The book examines historical terminology and challenges the veracity of widely accepted historical narratives, particularly those regarding France. Fournier aims to dissect common misconceptions and falsehoods that have been perpetuated through time, focusing on the incorrect attribution of quotes and deeds to historical figures. The opening of the work introduces Fournier's ambitious goal of tackling what he refers to as "historical words" and the accompanying lies that have become entrenched in the narrative of French history. He expresses a strong desire to debunk these myths, demonstrating a passion for separating fact from fiction and countering the blandness of accepted historical tales. Fournier reflects on various historical anecdotes and figures, acknowledging that many popular beliefs are rooted in inaccuracies that have slipped through the cracks of traditional narratives, setting the stage for a critical examination of the history that has shaped national identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Anecdotes Quotations History -- Miscellanea France -- History -- Miscellanea D Text Category: History - Other Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 839019 2025-06-25T08:32:20.855728 text/html 809353 2024-10-18T08:17:10 text/html 418468 2025-06-25T08:32:36.304678 application/epub+zip 418234 2025-06-25T08:32:23.294702 application/epub+zip 418234 2025-06-25T08:32:22.019714 application/epub+zip 657896 2025-06-25T08:32:44.151630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603058 2025-06-25T08:32:34.803704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603167 2022-09-28T18:46:16.133847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635362 2025-06-25T08:32:18.649749 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 615195 2024-10-18T08:17:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17273 2025-06-25T08:32:44.296631 application/rdf+xml 12941 2025-06-25T08:32:22.206769 image/jpeg 2312 2025-06-25T08:32:22.113747 image/jpeg 302905 2025-06-25T08:32:20.912741 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 fr.wikipedia