In the Reign of Terror, Anatole France
In the Reign of Terror, Anatole France
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In the Reign of Terror

Author: Anatole France

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Unabridged: 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/30/2014

Synopsis

Anatole France (1844 - 1924) was a leading French poet and writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1921. "In the Reign of Terror" is a short story describing a daring spur of the moment escape by an aristocratic woman, when the mob appears at her door, seeking a neighbour who they wish to drag off to the guillotine.

About Anatole France

Anatole France (1844–1924), the nom de plume of Anatole-Francois Thibault, began his literary career working for a publisher and writing weekly articles for the Univers Illustré. His first book of poems, Les poèms dorés, was published in 1875, and his first successful novel, Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard, appeared in 1881 and won a prize from the French Academy. The most prominent French man of letters of his time, he was elected to the French Academy in 1896, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921 for “the most remarkable literary work of idealistic stamp.”

Reviews

Goodreads review by Natasha on December 06, 2020

The best Henty I've ever read (even better than 'The Young Carthaginian)!!!! I've read other historical fiction books set during the time of the French Revolution, but this one didn't just skirt around the events, it was part of them. The bravery of the English boy Henry who does all he can to save......more

Goodreads review by Karen on January 24, 2017

Listening to the audiobook for CC2 wk11 and 12...krb 1/23/17......more

Goodreads review by Keturah on June 20, 2020

*audiobook* I've read a couple Henty books. I like to say that they are the real deal; most history books are pure novel with maybe a paragraph of history. Henty's books are pure history with maybe a paragraph of novel. Yeah, some would consider them /dry/. But dry would equate boring and lifeless. T......more

Goodreads review by Devon on October 02, 2020

(Maybe more of a 3.5) I have been really enjoying history, lately. Perhaps it’s my age showing. Perhaps it’s my way of dealing with the overwhelming amount of “history” that’s happening to us right now. It makes me feel like I have more perspective and I also feel like I relate to the people on the p......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on July 14, 2022

I read this book with my elementary through high school-aged kids and I LOVED it. My children younger than 8 didn't understand all of it, but my older ones loved this book as much as I did. Not only was the plot fabulous and the historical research spot on, but we were entertained all while learning......more

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