The French Revolution
by Thomas Carlyle
Publisher: G. Bell and sons 1902
ISBN/ASIN: 1406512745
Number of pages: 430
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Written in 1837 by a Scottish-born British historian and essayist who was a leading figure in the Victorian era. The French Revolution was written in dramatic language bringing the history of the revolution alive in a way that few historians have ever done.
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