Fatal Purity

Ruth Scurr

RRP: £9.99

Publisher: VINTAGE

Publication Date : 05/04/2007

Paperback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

Subtitled, "Robespierre & The French Revolution". Robespierre was only 36 when he died, sent to the guillotine where he had sent thousands before him. This is a stunning character study of the extraordinary, self-destructive hero, combined with a dramatic history of the French Revolution.

Publisher's description:

Traces Robespierre's life from a troubled childhood in provincial Arras to the idealist, fighting for the rights of the people, and sweeping on to the leader prepared to sign the death warrant for his closest friends. This narrative talks about the Revolution and its hero, helping us to understand how ideals and fanaticism can go hand in hand.

ISBN: 9780099458982