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Madame Roland, Makers of History by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott Childhood. 1754-1767 Characters developed by the French Revolution.Madame Roland. Many characters of unusual grandeur were developed by the French Revolution. Among them all, there are few more illustrious, or more worthy of notice, than that of Madame Roland. The eventful story of her life contains much to inspire the mind with admiration and with enthusiasm, and to stimulate one to live worthily of those capabilities with which every human heart is endowed. No person can read the record of her lofty spirit and of her heroic acts without a higher appreciation of woman's power, and of the mighty influence one may wield, who combines the charms of a noble and highly-cultivated mind with the fascinations of female delicacy and loveliness. To understand the secret of the almost miraculous influence she exerted, it is necessary to trace her career, with some degree of minuteness, from the cradle to the hour of her sublime and heroic death. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Although Madame Roland was a prime mover during the dastardly French Revolution, her intentions were for the good of the nation. She did not desire the deaths of the monarchy or the French aristocracy.This tome had made clearer to me the background behind the three main fractions, namely the Royalists, the Girondins, and the Jacobins. For some reason I thought Madame Roland was a leading force in the Jacobins, who were merciless terrorists, but she was in fact an influential member of the Girondins, who originally wanted to keep a limited monarchy, similar to England at the time (the late 1780s/early 1790s).In hindsight, it's a shame the Girondins couldn't have compromised with the Royalists and perhaps turned the tide of the ocean of blood, but instead they tried reasoning with the Jacobins; a party who couldn't be reasoned with. As a result the Girondins at length found themselves in the same dreaded position as the aristocrats.Madame Roland herself was a fascinating woman, possessing great knowledge, courage, and selflessness. She left behind many memoirs for future historians. She was imprisoned by the Jacobins because of her influence on their rivals and for her association with them. She was beheaded for the same reasons. This is one of many outrageous reasons for murder during the Reign of Terror. Few who met with the guillotine were actually guilty of any crime.

A passage from the book...The history of Madame Roland embraces the most interesting events of the French Revolution, that most instructive tragedy which time has yet enacted. There is, perhaps, contained in the memoirs of no other woman so much to invigorate the mind with the desire for high intellectual culture, and so much to animate the spirit heroically to meet all the ills of this eventful life. Notwithstanding her experience of the heaviest temporal calamities, she found, in the opulence of her own intellectual treasures, an unfailing resource. These inward joys peopled her solitude with society, and dispelled even from the dungeon its gloom. I know not where to look for a career more full of suggestive thought.

This early work by John S. Abbott was originally published in 1902. As part of the 'Makers of History' series, this publication focusses on the life and times of Madame Roland of France and her involvement in the French Revolution.