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</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;</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

    <p>1857</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</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;</p> Signup and view all the answers

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