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The French Revolution: A History

Thomas Carlyle, John D. Rosenberg

The French Revolution: A History

Paperback (Modern Library May 14, 2002) , Modern Library Edition
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.
Series
Modern Library Classics
ISBN
0375760229 / 9780375760228
Pages
848
Weight
17.44 oz.
Dimensions
5.21 x 1.7 in.

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