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Beik, Paul H., ed. The French Revolution. New York: Walker and Company, 1970. Documents by influential Frenchmen, arranged chronologically from November 19, 1787, to March, 1799. Excellent 12-page chronology at book’s end.
Carlyle, Thomas. The French Revolution: A History. New York: The Heritage Press, 1956. Students might benefit from fingering through this book. Illustrations are interesting, and the chronological summary is helpful.
Davenport, Millia. The Book of Costume. New York: Crown Publishers, 1948. Black-and-white photographs of objects and paintings used to show dress worn in eighteenth-century France. Pp. 652-722 are useful.
Lauer, James. The Concise History of Costume and Fashion. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1969. Truly fascinating account of the fashions before, during, and after the French Revolution. In color. Famous paintings are are used to show modes of dress. Pp. 126-153 especially helpful.
Yarwood, Doreen. European Costumes; 4000 Years of Fashion. London: B. T. Tatsford Ltd., 1975. Drawings used to show modes of dress. Not as good as the Lauer book, but it has fair coverage of Europe’s fashion during the eighteenth century. Pp. 177-213 are useful.
Youngham, Edith Carol, ed. Dickens’, A Tale of Two Cities, abridged version. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1950. Has excellent background of eighteenth-century Paris. Students should enjoy this.