LEADER 02386nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910785363003321 005 20230725025439.0 010 $a1-282-87492-6 010 $a9786612874925 010 $a1-4411-5267-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000056605 035 $a(EBL)601941 035 $a(OCoLC)676696306 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000418108 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12139616 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000418108 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10371101 035 $a(PQKB)11760359 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC601941 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL601941 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10427647 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL287492 035 $a(OCoLC)893335235 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000056605 100 $a20100707d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe French revolution$b[electronic resource] /$fThomas Carlyle ; introduced and selected by Ruth Scurr 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cContinuum$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (204 p.) 225 1 $aContinuum histories 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8264-4052-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCONTENTS; Introduction by Ruth Scurr; The French Revolution 330 $aIn 1837 Thomas Carlyle published his work The French Revolution: A History and overnight became a celebrity. The work was filled with a passionate intensity, hitherto unknown in historical writing. In a politically-charged Europe, filled with fears and hopes of revolution, Carlyle's account of the motivations and urges that inspired the events in France became powerfully relevant. Carlyle's style emphasised this, continually pointing to the urgency of action - often using the present tense. For him, chaotic events demanded 'heroes' to take control over the competing forces erupting within so 410 0$aContinuum histories. 607 $aFrance$xHistory$yRevolution, 1789-1799 607 $aFrance$xHistory$yLouis XVI, 1774-1793 676 $a944.04 700 $aCarlyle$b Thomas$f1795-1881.$0153333 701 $aScurr$b Ruth$01563697 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785363003321 996 $aThe French revolution$93832286 997 $aUNINA