Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgment

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: The Phantom and the Historians

1 The Early Years

2 The Physician and the Physicist: 1765–1789

3 From the Estates General to the King’s Flight: January 1789–June 1791

4 From the Champ de Mars Massacre to the September Massacres: July 1791–September 1792

5 From the Convention Elections to the Assassination: September 1792–July 1793

Conclusion: From the Cult of Marat to the Légende Noire and Beyond

Notes

Index