French Revolution Bibliography
1790 to 1800
copyright 1997 by Historical Novelists
Center
Ardagh, John, with Colin Jones
The Cultural Atlas of France *****!
Facts on File, NY, 1991; 240 pg, bibliographic reference, glossary,
index
Like all the books in this series, this serves as both your introductory
history text and just about all the atlas you will need. T1
Arnold, James
All Drawn By Horses *****!
Good text with line drawings by the author, and an invaluable
2-page glossary of coach terms. Freight wagons as well as phaetons;
in fact, heavier on the wagons, which do all the duty of trucks,
while on the streets of old only the richest had the carriages
equivalent to cars. T2
Boucher, Francois
Twenty Thousand Years of Fashion; the
History of Costume and Personal Adornment ***
Harry N. Abrams, 1966; 440 pg, index, glossary
Includes some surviving costumes, photographed. T1
Bray, Peter, editor
Transport Through the Ages **
Taplinger Publishing Co., Inc., NY, 1971; illos by Barbara Brown
Covers a bit of everything, from dugout canoes on. Emphasis on
later periods. T1
Brett, Gerard
Dinner is Served ***
Archon Books, Hamden, CN, 1968
British meals of the day and their conduct; Part Two covers 1660
to 1900. French Society is not that much different, and finding
a book in English on French meals is daunting. T2
Brockett, Oscar G.
History of the Theatre ***
Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1977
Good university-level text on staging conventions, acting forms,
audience behavior, etc. T3
Deacon, Richard
The French Secret Service ***
Grafton Books, 1990; 363 pg, index, bibliography
Chapter 5 is on the activities during the French Revolution,
Chapter 6 on Fouche'. T2
Delbrück, Hans
The Dawn of Modern Warfare: History
of the Art of War, volume IV *****!
University of Nebraska Press, 1990, trans. Walter J. Renfroe,
Jr.; orig. 1923; 487 pg, index
From the late 1400's through the Napoleonic Wars, the most detailed
and clearly written exposition of the development, theory, practicality,
and organization of armies. T2
Duffy, Christopher
Fire and Stone: The Science of Fortress
Warfare, 1660-1860 ****
Hippocrene Books, NY, 1975
Well-written, well-illustrated and well-designed. The Fortess
Wargame for Miniatures is tactical fun while teaching you how
things can work or go wrong. The other appendix, on how to tour
old fortifications, is good if you get to make the research trip.
T3
Durant, Will & Ariel
Rousseau and Revolution *****!
1968; now from MJF Books, NY
The Age of Napoleon *****!
1975; now from MJF Books, NY; 870 pg, index, bibliography
The last volumes of The Story of Civilization. Discusses
everyone and everything. The second volume begins with the Revolution,
in which Napoleon made his political footing. Thick, physically
and intellectually, yet readable as always. Highly recommended
that you read these early on, not long after deciding to write
in the period. One of the few easy-to-find sources for Europe
outside France and England at this time. T1
Hale, William Harlan, and the editors of
Horizon Magazine
Horizon Cookbook and Illustrated History
of Eating and Drinking through the Ages ****
American Heritage Publishing, Inc., 1968
Part One has the description of customs and habits, foods available,
and some interesting art. Part Two has the tastiest recipes,
done for the modern kitchen. Especially hits this period in Part
One. T1
Herold, J. Christopher
Mistress to an Age ****
Time-Life Books, NY; 1958
NOT a picture book. A lively detail biography of Madame de Stael,
one of the feminists and bluestockings of the Revolutionary and
Napoleonic periods, detailed as to dates, places, and persons
whenever possible, including friends like Mdm. Recamier. T2
Hogg, Ian V.
The History of Fortification ***
St. Martin's Press, NY, 1981
Clear, interesting and accurate overview from 7000 BC through
the 1970's, well illustrated with photos and diagrams; bibliography
and glossary. T2
Inglis, Brian
Trance: A Natural History of Altered
States of Mind ****
Paladin/Grafton Books, London, 1990
A history of animal magnetism, mesmerism, hypnotism, and related
phenomena, especially the parts that do not fit materialist scientism.
Details the researchers and their studies through this century.
T3
Ingraham, Holly
People's Names : A Cross-Cultural Reference
Guide to the Proper Use of over 40,000 Personal and Familial
Names in over 100 Cultures *****!
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, NC; 1997;
613 pgs, index, select annotated bibliography
The Contemporary half will do for all of Europe at this period,
providing wide choices of individual and family names, with proper
orders and procedures. T1
Kohler, Carl
A History of Costume ****
1930; New York, G. Howard Watt
Hand-sized, info-packed, based on surviving clothes first and
artwork secondarily. Author's line drawings of construction and
detail. Neophytes should use with a picture book, which it will
greatly clarify. T2
Litchfield, Frederick
- Illustrated History of Furniture from the Earliest
to the Present Time ****
- 1903; London: Truslove & Hanson Limited;
New York:; illustrated by John Lane 1892-1903.
- A good basic reference, based on art in early
ages. You normally don't have to detail furniture, just know
if they had easily movable chairs and tables or what's fashionable.
Eurocentric, Anglocentric. T1
Loomis, Stanley
Paris in the Terror, June 1793 to July
1794 *****!
Lippincott, Philedelphia and NY, 1964
A deep exploration of the lives and personalities of major players
like Marat, Charlotte Corday, Danton, Robespierre, Mme. Roland,
with glimpses into the petty nobility, the bougeoisie, various
street scenes and ways of life. Good as part of the second tier
of research. T2
Parkinson, C. Northcote
Britannia Rules: The Classic Age of
Naval History, 1793-1815 ***
Royal Naval Museum
Valuable coverage. Check it out if you are unfamiliar, though
it may be almost too basic for Hornblower/Aubrey-Maturin fans.
T1
Ros, Martin
Night of Fire: The Black Napoleon and
the Battle for Haiti ****
Sarpedon
The story of Toussaint Louverture's revolt covered in detail.
Salmonson, Jessica Amanda
The Encyclopedia of Amazons: Women Warriors
from Antiquity to the Modern Era *****!
Paragon House, NY, 1991; 290 pg, no index, bibliography
In the chaos of the Revolution, if a commoner could crawl out
from under the feet of the nobility, women also dreamed that
they could shake off the boots of men. A number of women led
careers as violent revolutionaries. T2
Shelley, Henry C. (Henry Charles)
Inns And Taverns Of Old London:
Setting Forth the Historical and Literary Associations of Those
Ancient Hostelries, Together With an Account of the Most Notable
Coffee-houses, Clubs, and Pleasure Gardens of the British Metropolis
***
- Goes area by area, it goes inn by inn, and
will finish discussing the 19th C end of one before picking up
with the medieval existence of another. Heavy into showing how
many literary authors he can quote. Covers Ranelagh and Vauxhall,
besides the others of London and the suburbs. T3
Tarr, Laszlo
The History of the Carriage ****
Arco Publishing Company, Inc., NY, 1969; translated by Elisabeth
Hoch
Excellent descriptions of how carriages work, what styles were
in use when, and a discussion that sheds new light on the term
"high-perch phaeton." T3
Thornbury, Walter,
1828-1876
- Old and New London : A Narrative of
Its History, Its People, and Its Places ****
volume
1
- volume 2 -- v. 1-2. The city, ancient and modern
- volume 3
- volume 4 -- v. 3-4.
Westminster and the western suburbs
- volume 5 -- v. 5. The
western and northern suburbs
- volume 6 -- v. 6. The
southern suburbs.
- London; Cassell; 1881
- Within this format, Thornbury gives a wealth
of odds and ends from the Middle Ages forward, if the area was
then inhabited to speak of. He specifically notes that he writes
after a great boom in building has transformed the town, especially
to extending it. Be sure to compare him with a map in your period
so you don't have things too built up. It's mostly the city and
Southwark at this time. T2
Waugh, Norah
Corsets and Crinolines *****!
Theatre Arts Books, 1954
Underpinnings, 1600's to 1925, in period art. T3
The Cut of Men's Clothes 1600-1900 *****!
Theatre Arts Books, 1964
The most fashionable men's dress, in period illustrations, with
tailor's patterns, period comments on colours and fabrics, etc.
Superb. T3
The Cut of Women's Clothes, 1600 to
1930 *****!
Theatre Arts Books, 1968
The same for women. Both books show fastenings! T3
Video
Salamandre: Chateaux of the Loire ***
- The Voyager Company, 1988; laserdisc, 30
min.
Tours eighteen of the chateaux, which may provide you with grounds
and interior for one of your settings. T2
Websites
Heraldica ****
http://www.heraldica.org/
Over 200 articles on the succession, courts,
development of titles, lines of descent, legalities of claims
to titles, etc. on the upper classes of Europe. Some refer back
as far as this period. These are topics often covered nowhere
at all. As well, portrait galleries of various families can be
found.
H-GIG Historical Times & Places
***
http://www.ucr.edu/h-gig/topperindex.html
A thorough-going linksite maintained by the
University of California at Riverside, H-GIG sorts by area, by
era (ancient, Medieval, early Modern, Modern<yours>, and
20th C), or by topic (military, women, etc.). It's a good place
to start a hunt for books and essays online.
The History of Costume ***
http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/history.html
125 pages of images from the book "History
of Costume" printed in 1861 in Munich. The 500 figures cover
"historical dress from antiquity to the end of the 19th
century." Victorianized drawings, but it's T1
The Phrenology Page ***
http://www.LHOON.com/phreno/index.html
"Phrenology is the science which studies
the relationships between a person's character and the morphology
of the skull." Includes a historical overview, definitions
of words and concepts, and images with meanings of various characteristics.
Maps of Switzerland****
http://www.zumbo.ch/maps/navigate/index.php
German language site provides them from 1549-1939
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