The  French Revolution
Subtitle: a history
By: Thomas Carlyle ; introduction by John D. Rosenberg.
Edition: Modern Library paperback ed.
Series: The Modern Library classics
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 798
Subjects: France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.; France -- History -- Louis XVI, 1774-1793.
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."--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Complete and unabridged"--P. [4] of cover.