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Composition and Printing, Late 1788
- When
- 6 November – 27 December 1788
- Where
- composition and printing of the pamphlet
Sieyès wrote the pamphlet during the Assembly of Notables and sent it to the printer by 27 December 1788.
The pamphlet was written during the Assembly of Notables, which met between 6 November and 12 December 1788. By 27 December 1788 the manuscript had been sent to the printer, arranged for publication in the early days of 1789, shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolution.
Sources
- What Is the Third Estate? Wikipedia, revision of 2026-02-16
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