MARION — Travel to 18th Century Paris from the comfort of Marion. Attend the Sippican Historical Society’s last speaker event of the year and hear from historian Robert Darnton as he discusses his new book “The Revolutionary Temper.”

The event will be held on Dec. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street.

“The Revolutionary Temper,” looks at the French Revolution from the perspective of the Parisian public. After reviewing pamphlets, art, underground newsletters and other primary documents, he leads readers through the controversies, motivations and hopes for a new governing paradigm. 

Robert Darnton is a chevalier in the Legion d’honneur and is a 2011 recipient of the National Humanities Award. He also sits on the Board of Directors of the Sippican Historical Society, according to a press release.