The French Revolution: A History

The French Revolution: A History
ISBN-10
030743222X
ISBN-13
9780307432223
Series
The French Revolution
Category
History
Pages
848
Language
English
Published
2007-12-18
Publisher
Modern Library
Author
Thomas Carlyle

Description

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.” This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition, complete and unabridged, is unavailable anywhere else.

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