Michelet's father was a master printer and Jules assisted him in the work of the press. At one time, he was offered a place in the imperial printing office, but his father was able to send him to the famous Collège or Lycée Char… See more

The events of 1830 had placed Michelet in a better position for study by obtaining him a place in the Record Office and a deputy-professorship under the historian Guizot in the literary faculty of the university. Soon afterward h… See more