The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle

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Who wrote The French Revolution: A History?

  • Voltaire
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • John Stuart Mill
  • Thomas Carlyle (correct)

When was the first edition of The French Revolution: A History published?

  • 1857
  • 1793
  • 1789
  • 1837 (correct)

What event marks the culmination of The French Revolution: A History?

  • 1795 (correct)
  • 1837 publication
  • 1793–94 Reign of Terror
  • 1789

Who proposed that Thomas Carlyle write The French Revolution: A History?

<p>John Stuart Mill (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happened to the original manuscript of the first volume of The French Revolution: A History?

<p>&quot;destroyed by a careless household maid&quot; (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the genre of The French Revolution: A History?

<p>Historical non-fiction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who originally had a contract for writing a history of the French Revolution?

<p>John Stuart Mill (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was the revised edition of The French Revolution: A History in print?

<p>1857 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the reason for the destruction of Carlyle's original manuscript of the first volume?

<p>Careless household maid mistook it for trash and used it as a firelighter (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Carlyle describe as the source of his rewritten manuscript?

<p>&quot;direct and flamingly from the heart&quot; (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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