The French Revolution
The French Revolution began in 1789 and took the idea of modern democracy from the fledgling United States to Europe. A period of social, political, and economic upheaval, it has been the setting for many seminal works by major authors, including Charles Dickens and Victor Hugo. This Reading Set includes both fiction and nonfiction passages along with related reading comprehension questions.
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(6) Passages included in this Reading Set:
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, written in 1789, is the core document of the French Revolution, establishing ...
The Period
Book the First, Chapter I Passage: Charles Dickens w...
Calm in Storm
Book the Third—the Track of a Storm, Part IV passage...
Paris: September 1792
Chapter I passage: The adventure novel “The Scarlet ...
The Bishop Works
CHAPTER XII passage: Often called one of the greates...
Tricoteuses: Knitting During the Reign of Terror
Students will read a passage about the tricoteuses, the knitting women who sat near the guillotine during the French Revolution...