In the Reign of Terror: A Story of the French Revolution (Dover Children's Classics) Paperback – June 26, 2008

You are going to love this book, whether you are a pre-teen/teen boy or a grandmother, or anyone in-between. You will have the opportunity to have a "bird's-eye" view of the French Revolution.This is my first Henty book. I am a young grandmother, and I enjoyed this so much I then purchased antoerh of Henty's books, "Wulf, the Saxon, a Story of the Norman Invasion", another excellent choice. Each gives one a feeling of "being there" as history unfolds. The characters are believable in the old-school way and make one understand parts of history from a far more interesting angle than some dusty old textbooks! I can't wait to acquire more Henty books; he does not disappoint. By reading Henty on the Kindle, I can tap a word I am unfamiliar with, see its definition, and quickly move on with the story without missing too much of a beat. As a retired homeschool parent, I see opportunities throughout the text to strengthen vocabulary, discuss the causes and effects of happenings in history, and draw parallels to our current generation. I was very surprised to see quite of bit of 21st Century America thinking in the middle of 18th Century Revolutionary France; it did not set well with me...Believable characters and plausible storyline from a ronantic girl's perspective! Yes, I would recommend this book, to boys AND girls, and even their adult counterparts. Enjoy!

Interesting kid's story about the French Revolution. Not much available in English for kids on this subject, so I was glad to find this novel. Pretty easy read for anyone who can get through Harry Potter novels, and holds their interest pretty well.

In this book I was pleasantly surprised. Although our family enjoyed The Cat of Bubastes by Henty on audio some years ago, I had heard some mixed reviews on the 3-4 other Henty novels the boys read (Granted, one of them enjoyed history more than the other.). The verbage and style are a little older, due to the fact that many of Hentys' novels were written over a 100 years ago. With this in mind I prefer them for ages 10-12 and up. The sentence structures in In The Reign of Terror often reminded me of a Jane Austen novel.I can highly recommend this book with the addition of a dictionary. There is no glossary for French terms such as Tocsin, which nearly every reader would have known at the time the book was originally published in 1888. Also there are archaic terms, such as... travelling to Dover by "stage" to take a "packet" to Calais. This means...travelling by stagecoach to take a boat across the channel to Calais, in France. Many readers should seek clarification of terms such as these.Because of the subject matter and descriptive (but not overly so) passages about the Reign of Terror I recommend this for GRADES 9 or 10 and up, preferably grades 10-12.

This book was very accurate in its history and equally as stirring. I would recommend this book to anyone, whether they were studying the reign or not! Great read

Great book, loved every minute of it! This work gives a wonderful account with a great storyline of the French Revolution. I don't want to give any spoilers but I thought this was Henty's best work until I read another... Perhaps all of his works are this way. Enjoy!

Required summer reading for my rising 7th grade son. A little slow to take his interest but then he enjoyed the story line.

Beautifully written book in the language of the times past, with vivid imagery of real lives caught in the churning merciless times of the French revolution. Really beautiful story of the family.

This was bought specifically for a class that kids took. Just what we expected it to be.