Kyle Harrison
to-read
The Origins of Contemporary France
- Author
- Hippolyte Taine
- Published
- 1876
- Pages
- 446
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: Taine’s hostile, multi-volume account of the Old Regime, the Revolution and the Napoleonic settlement, written by a man who thought the Revolution had been a disaster of abstract ideas.
Where I saw it: A reply to @typesfast’s question on X, June 5, 2025 — “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” — recovered from that thread and saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Thread: https://x.com/typesfast/status/1930617097068912787
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- History
- Napoleon