Letters Written in France: In the Summer 1790, to a Friend in England; Containing Various Anecdotes Relative to the French Revolution

An ardent supporter of the French Revolution, the English poet Williams moved to France and eventually wrote an 8-volume history of the Revolution. In this volume Williams's earliest observations on the Revolution are presented in English translation with extensive introductory material both to the volume and to each letter. Fraistat and Lanser (both of the U. of Maryland) also include brief excerpts of other British writers on the Revolution, making this a well-rounded reader for the undergraduate classroom. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Neil Fraistat, of the University of Maryland, has written and edited widely in the field of Romantic literature. Susan S. Lanser, also of the University of Maryland, has written on eighteenth-century culture and on women writers.