Early in 1788, Franz Anton Mesmer arrived in Paris and began to promulgate an exotic theory of healing that almost immediately seized the imagination... Læs mere
In 1749, Francois Bonis, a medical student in Paris, found himself hauled off to the Bastille for distributing an abominable poem... Læs mere
"Splendid... [Darnton gives] us vivid, hard-won detail, illuminating narrative, and subtle, original insight."-Timothy Garton Ash, New York Review of Books
Darnton explores some fascinating territory in the genre of histoire du livre and tracks the diffusion of Enlightenment... Læs mere
Robert Darnton explores the scandalous literature of libel and the colorful lives of libelers in eighteenth-century France.... Læs mere
"Learned and lively essays... Each subject [Darnton] investigates-from the history of reading to Andrzej Wajda's film 'Danton'-has its own fascination." -The New Yorker
A classic work of European history