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The French Revolution A History by Thomas Carlyle reign of terror louis XV
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 and culminates in 1795.
In Three Parts
Part I: The Bastille
  • Death of Louis XV
  • The Paper Age
  • The Parliament of Paris
  • States General
  • The Third State
  • Consolidation
  • The Insurrection of Women
Part II: The Constitution
  • The Feast of Pikes
  • Nanci
  • The Tuileries
  • Varennes
  •  Parliament First
  • The Marseilles
Part III: The Guillotine
  • September
  • Regicide
  • The Girondins
  • Terror
  • Terror the Order of the Day
  • Thermidor
  • Vendemiaire

 

The French Revolution A History by Thomas Carlyle Quarter Leather c1904

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  • Title: The French Revolution: A History
    Author: Thomas Carlyle
    Publisher: George Routledge & Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 1904
    Format: Hardback

    Condition: Condition: Deep red covers with Red leather to spine and corners. Some bumping and leather is rubbed with the colour lifting slightly. Gilt Coat of Arms to front cover which is starting to crack at spine. The pages are clean with no ink or pencil marks. Contains 32 portraits and plates throughout the book

    Girls school presentation plate to front presented to Hilda Maizels who became Hilda Lewis, a prolific author in her own right.

    Book measures 23cm x 15cm with 433 pages.

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