 Title page of the first English edition | |
| Author | Thomas Carlyle |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | The French Revolution |
| Published | 1837 |
| Publisher | James Fraser |
| Publication place | England |
The French Revolution: A History was written by the Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle. The three-volume work, first published in 1837 (with a revised edition in print by 1857), 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[by whom?] to be an authoritative account of the early course of the Revolution.