French newspapers and ephemera from the 1848 revolution

摘要

THE British Library has exceptionally fine holdings relating to the French Revolutionof 1789. The three collections purchased from or on the recommendation of John WilsonCroker comprise 48,579 pieces and have been briefly listed with some indication ofsubject, but not all have been catalogued. The 'R' set, the last to be purchased in 1856,includes a few items from the revolution of 1830. In 1898 Francois Chevremont, Marat'sbiographer, presented seventy volumes of works by or about Marat.