"A clear account of one man's failure to recognize the fanged creatures that swim in waves of passion and popularity."
The rise and fall of Georges-Jacques Danton (1759-1794), whose booming voice and fervid passion animated both the French Revolution that honored him and the Terror that took his head.
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"Swift, informed and literate—a substantial though conventional life of a legend."
A former correspondent for The Economist considers the life of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754-1838), wise and circumspect adviser to kings, an emperor and even a few enemies of France.
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