Matilda Betham-Edwards
Published: 2018-01-18
Total Pages: 292
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Excerpt from French Vignettes a Series of Dramatic Episodes IT has ever seemed to me that one of the most astounding facts in Revolutionary annals is the work got through by men cut off in their prime. There were, indeed, giants in those days, and, unlike the mighty men of old of whom Sir Walter Raleigh so eloquently wrote, their names have not perished with them. To the Revolutionary leaders, initiative seemed inexhaustible, powers alike mental and physical were Titanic. As if moved by a prescience of premature death, Mirabeau and those following in his steps gave themselves no rest. The body was taken small account of, intellectual forces were as lavishly expended, and when the end came, superhuman as were these leaders, ebullient health and animal spirits must have been well-nigh spent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
