THE STATE OF SOCIETY IN FRANCE BEFORE THE REVOLUTION OF 1789

AND THE

CAUSES WHICH LED TO THAT EVENT

By ALEXIS de TOCQUEVILLE

MEMBER OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY

TRANSLATED BY HENRY REEVE, D.C.L.

THIRD EDITION

LONDON JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET 1888

PRINTED BY SPOTTISWOODE AND CO., NEW-STREET SQUARE LONDON