Blackmail, Scandal, and Revolution: London's French Libellistes, 1758-1792

by Simon Burrows

This important study, newly available in paperback, examines the activities, adventures, publications, and influence of the most venomous critics of the late Bourbon monarchy. These were the French exile libellistes who flocked to London to publish scandalous or sexually salacious pamphlets in the hope of extorting lavish suppression fees. These 'smut-mongering' pamphleteers have become prominent figures in the recent historiography of the French...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719065275
• ISBN13: 9780719065279
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"