Letters Written in France

Letters Written in France
Title page for the first edition of volume one
AuthorHelen Maria Williams
LanguageEnglish
GenreTravel literature, letter collection
PublisherT. Cadell, G.G. & J. Robinson
Publication date
1790–1796
Publication placeUnited Kingdom

Letters Written in France (1790–1796) is a series of letters written by English writer Helen Maria Williams. Williams wrote eight volumes of letters describing her firsthand experience of the French Revolution for British audiences, of which the first volume, describing the summer of 1790, was the most famous and influential.[1] Williams expressed consistent confidence in the revolutionary ideals of liberty and equality, even after the development of violence and war in France.