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title: "France: An Adventure History"
brand: "graham robb"
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# France: An Adventure History

**Brand:** graham robb
**Price:** 160.20 DT
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- **What is this?** France: An Adventure History by graham robb
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## Description

A wholly original history of France, filled with a lifetime’s knowledge and passion―by the author of the New York Times bestseller Parisians
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Beginning with the Roman army’s first recorded encounter with the Gauls and ending in the era of Emmanuel Macron, France takes readers on an endlessly entertaining journey through French history. Frequently hilarious, always surprising, Graham Robb’s France combines the stylistic versatility of a novelist with the deep understanding of a scholar.
Robb’s own adventures and discoveries while living, working, and traveling in France connect this tour through space and time with on-the-ground experience. There are scenes of wars and revolutions from the plains of Provence to the slums and boulevards of Paris. Robb conveys with wit and precision what it felt like to look over the shoulder of a young Louis XIV as he planned the vast garden of Versailles, and the dangerous thrill of having a ringside seat at the French revolution. Some of the protagonists may be familiar, but appear here in a very different light―Caesar, Charlemagne, Louis XIV, Napoleon Bonaparte, General Charles de Gaulle.
This extraordinary narrative is the fruit of decades of research and thirty thousand miles on a self-propelled, two-wheeled time machine (a bicycle). Even seasoned Francophiles will wonder if they really know that terra incognita on the edge of Europe that is currently referred to as “France.” 16 pages of illustrations; 16 maps

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Dimensions | 5.5 x 1.3 x 8.3 inches |
| Isbn 10 | 1324064692 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-1324064695 |
| Item Weight | 1 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 560 pages |
| Publication Date | July 11, 2023 |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tres bien
*by  on Reviewed in the United States December 30, 2025*

For every dry history book on France that reads like it was written as a Michelin Guide with dates and names but no context, this is the cure. Written by an Oxford professor who clearly loves France and the French, this book gives compelling insights into the places, events, history, and people of France. Details on the building of Versailles make it far less glamorous and far more petty than the Hall of Mirrors and well manicured gardens (once a swamp) would imply. I did not know that more money was spent and more men died building that place than died in the war Louis XIV was waging on France's northeastern border. The book fills in personalities and details that others that focus on borders and kings leave out. Highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Unique style of writing for a history book
*by  on Reviewed in the United States May 14, 2024*

The books is written in a unique style, focusing on people’s stories rather than events. He also integrated anecdotes about his travels through the areas. It was interesting and not a dry history book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Entertaining and informative
*by  on Reviewed in the United States July 27, 2025*

This book is incredibly entertaining and informative; I highly recommend it. I checked this out at a library three times and finally, bought the book! This is a must read for any Francophile.

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