The French Revolution: A History

by Thomas Carlyle

John D. Rosenberg (Introduction)

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The book that established Thomas Carlyle’s reputation when first published in 1837, this spectacular historical masterpiece has since been accepted as the standard work on the subject. It combines a shrewd insight into character, a vivid realization of the picturesque, and a singular ability to bring the past to blazing life, making it a reading experience as thrilling as any novel. As John D. Rosenberg observes in his Introduction, The French Revolution is “one of the grand poems of [Carlyle’s] century, yet its poetry consists in being everywhere scrupulously rooted in historical fact.”

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  • ISBN10 0375760229
  • ISBN13 9780375760228
  • Publish Date 14 May 2002
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Random House USA Inc
  • Imprint Modern Library Inc