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Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) was a Scottish philosopher, historian, and essayist whose works bridged Romanticism and Victorian social criticism. His major contributions include *Sartor Resartus*, a philosophical novel exploring the "clothing" of spiritual meaning in a materialist age, and the social treatise *Past and Present*, which condemned industrial capitalism's dehumanization. A seminal historian, he also wrote *The French Revolution: A History*, a vivid narrative that influenced Charles Dickens and established Carlyle as a fierce advocate for moral leadership and "hero-worship" in history.

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19th Century Burns – Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle

The essay itself first appeared in the Edinburgh Review for December 1828, where it was formally presented as…

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19th Century The Life of John Sterling – Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle

The Life of John Sterling is a biographical work by Thomas Carlyle, written as a personal testimony and…

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19th Century Critical and Miscellaneous Essays – Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle

This volume comprises a collection of critical and miscellaneous essays by Thomas Carlyle, assembled for an American edition…

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18th Century History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great – Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle

Carlyle draws upon sources including the memoirs of Friedrich's sister Wilhelmina, which he describes as a 'VERACIOUS Book'…

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Biography Oliver Cromwell’s Letters and Speeches – Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle

This volume presents a substantial portion of Thomas Carlyle's editorial project, collecting and annotating Cromwell's letters and speeches.

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19th Century Reminiscences – Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle

Reminiscences is a collection of autobiographical memoirs written by Thomas Carlyle and posthumously edited by James Anthony Froude.

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19th Century Sartor Resartus – Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle

Sartor Resartus presents itself as an English editor's attempt to introduce the life and philosophy of a German…

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18th Century The Sorrows of Young Werther – Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle

The text is structured as an editorial account, with the narrator attempting to piece together the life and…

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18th Century The Fairy Tale of the Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily – Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle

This work is Thomas Carlyle's English translation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Das Märchen, originally published in 1795.

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Classic Literature Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship and Travels – Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle

The work traces Carlyle's full life from his birth in the small village of Ecclefechan in Annandale in…

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19th Century The Life of Friedrich Schiller – Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle

The Life of Friedrich Schiller is a biographical and critical study of the German poet and dramatist Johann…

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19th Century German Romance: Translations from the German – Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle

German Romance is a collection of translated works by Hoffmann and Jean Paul, with biographical and critical introductions…

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18th Century The French Revolution – Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle

Carlyle's history is a dramatic and philosophical meditation on revolution, framed as the inevitable working-out of forces long…

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19th Century Past and Present – Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle

Past and Present is a work of social criticism and historical reflection by Thomas Carlyle, published in London…

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19th Century Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872 – Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle

This book is a collected edition of the correspondence between Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, spanning the…

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