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Thomas Carlyle's history of the French Revolution, originally published in 1837, opens with the death of Louis XV in 1774 and ends in 1795 when Bonaparte quelled the insurrection of the Vendemiaire. It is a work of great narrative and descriptive power that was itself meant to be revolutionary.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881 (Author)
Other Authors: Sorensen, David R., 1953- (Editor), Kinser, Brent E. (Editor), Engel, Mark (Contributor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Series:Oxford world's classics.
Subjects:
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799.
France > History > Louis XVI, 1774-1793.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Thomas Carlyle's history of the French Revolution, originally published in 1837, opens with the death of Louis XV in 1774 and ends in 1795 when Bonaparte quelled the insurrection of the Vendemiaire. It is a work of great narrative and descriptive power that was itself meant to be revolutionary.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2019.
Physical Description:1 online resource (lvii, 870 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191920189 (ebook) :
DOI:10.1093/owc/9780198815594.001.0001