If you are looking for a short, respected, primer on 1789-1794ish then you will not go wrong with William Doyle's The French Revolution, A Very Short Introduction (2nd Edition, 2019).

If you are in for the long haul, you might consider some competing interpretations: Simon Schama's Citizens (2004) definitely emphasises the violence; David Andress' The French Revolution (2019) or The French Revolution and the People (2004) both look at the degree to which the revolution is about social change from below (the former is probably more accessible). Jean Jaures' Socialist History of the French Revolution has a well-regarded translation by Mitchell Abidor that may be available for free.

If you're interested in the impact of the revolution on English literature then Marilyn Butler's Burke, Paine, Godwin and the Revolution Controversy (1984) is a standard text, though I don't agree with all of it myself. I would also recommend all the recent writing on William Godwin... except the stuff I wrote myself. ;)