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Title: The French Revolution Obscured
Review: I'm quite surprised at the uniformly favorable reviews of this book. If a history is even mildly engaging, it keeps my interest. But here the author assumes too much and gets side-tracked in banalities and superfluous detail instead of succinctly telling the big story in a "very short introduction." I didn't finish it or pass it on, which is rare for this lay historian.Another example of the futility of trying to find a short-cut to an understanding of historical events. Your better off reading fiction (Tale of Two Cities) than this muddle.
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