This book is an in-depth exploration of the French Revolution, written by renowned historian Thomas Carlyle. It covers the causes, events, and consequences of the Revolution, as well as its impact on the world. It examines the political, social, and economic changes that took place during the
The French Revolution: A History was written by the Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle. The three-volume work, first published in 1837, charts the course of the French Revolution from 1789 to the height of the Reign of Terror (1793–94) and culminates in 1795. A massive undertaking which draws together a wide variety of sources, Carlyle's history—despite the unusual style in which it is written—is considered to be an authoritative account of the early course of the Revolution.