<p>The Revolution, according to Jules Michelet (1798&ndash;1874), is the &ldquo;tardy advent of Eternal Justice&rdquo; against the tyranny of the monarchy. It is personified by the People, whose joy and misery Michelet evokes in every page of this &ldquo;romantic history&rdquo; of unprecedented social upheaval.</p><p>Charles Cocks&rsquo; translation of 1864 includes the first four Books of Michelet&rsquo;s <em>Histoire de la Revolution Fran&ccedil;aise,</em> covering events from the earliest indications of the Revolution to the King&rsquo;s flight in 1791.&nbsp;</p>