The French Revolution
A History
- Paperback
848 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2002
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375760228 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0375760229 |
| Author: | Thomas Carlyle, John D. Rosenberg |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 848 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2002 |
| Weight: | 686g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 133mm x 45mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“No novelist has made his creations live for us more thoroughly than Carlyle has made the men of the French Revolution.” -George Eliot
“No novelist has made his creations live for us more thoroughly than Carlyle has made the men of the French Revolution.” —George Eliot
About The Author
Thomas Carlyle
John D. Rosenberg is the William Peterfield Trent Professor of English at Columbia University, where he teaches Victorian literature and has chaired the undergraduate program in literature humanities. He is the author of The Darkening Glass: A Portrait of Ruskin’s Genius; The Fall of Camelot: A Study of Tennyson’s “Idylls of the King”; and Carlyle and the Burden of History.
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