Historical View of the French Revolution: From Its Earliest Indications to the Flight of the King in 1791 is a book written by Jules Michelet that provides a detailed account of the French Revolution. The book traces the origins of the Revolution, beginning with the Enlightenment and the ideas of Rousseau and Voltaire, and follows its progress through the reign of Louis XVI, the fall of the Bastille, the Reign of Terror, and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte...