LEADER 02650nim 2200433Ka 450 001 9910157729503321 005 20250814103526.6 010 $a1-933311-50-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000001002205 035 $a(ODN)ODN0005016542 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001002205 100 $a20191008d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $auruna---||||| 181 $cspw$2rdacontent 182 $cs$2rdamedia 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe guillotine /$fThomas Carlyle 205 $aUnabridged. 210 $aSolon $cFreshwater Seas$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (10 audio files) $cdigital 225 0 $aFrench Revolution. 300 $aUnabridged. 330 $aThomas Carlyle's The French Revolution is a landmark of literary history. Conceived not as a dry recounting of facts, but as a personal, vivid, direct, and dramatic encounter with the turbulent times of revolutionary France, it is in fact an extended dramatic monologue in which we meet not only the striking personalities and events of the time, but the equally striking personality and mind of Thomas Carlyle himself. In this, the third volume of the series, we live out the course of the French Revolution, from the aftermath of the insurrection of August 1792, which effectively brought the reign of Louis XVI to an end, through the short-lived Constitutional Assembly, into and through the horrors of the Reign of Terror and the emergence of the man on horseback: Napoleon Bonaparte. Thomas Carlyle's writing is a true challenge to the reader and the listener. He does not write in the calm, objective, matter-of-fact style of a modern historian; quite the contrary! He writes as if he were there, a witness to history, passionately involved with the events that he makes unfold before our eyes. He gives his rare mastery of the outer reaches of the English language full scope, challenging us to grasp not only his complex thoughts, but his intricate manner of expressing them. Grappling with his mind and with the events of the Revolution at the same time is a powerful challenge for any reader or listener. Enjoy! 517 $aGuillotine, the 517 $aFrench Revolution Volume 3, The 606 $aFrance$aHistory$aRevolution$a1789-1799 615 14$aFrance$aHistory$aRevolution$a1789-1799 686 $aHIS010000$aHIS013000$aHIS027130$2bisacsh 700 $aCarlyle$b Thomas$0153333 702 $aDurand$b John$f1822-1908 702 $aRom$b Svend 801 0$bTEFOD 801 1$bTEFOD 906 $aAUDIO 912 $a9910157729503321 996 $aThe guillotine$94424979 997 $aUNINA