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The French Revolution

by Thomas Carlyle

First published
1857
Reading level
Plain English
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Free
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"The French Revolution: A History" by Thomas Carlyle is a three-volume work published in 1837. This dramatic chronicle traces the French Revolution from 1789 through the Reign of Terror to 1795. Written in an unprecedented style that places readers directly into revolutionary Paris, Carlyle employs present-tense narration and poetic prose to transform historical events into visceral experience. The work broke from traditional historiography, treating history as epic poetry rather than detached analysis, and profoundly influenced figures from Dickens to Wilde.

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Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #1301. The French Revolution on Wikipedia.

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