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Thomas Carlyle was a prominent Scottish writer during the Victorian era. Carlyle was also a notable historian and philosopher. Some of Carlyle’s best known works are Sartor Resartus, On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History, and The French Revolution: A History. This collection includes the following:
WORKS:
Sartor Resartus
The French Revolution: A History
On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
Latter-Day Pamphlets
Past and Present
Early Kings of Norway
Life of Friedrich Schiller
Life of John Sterling
Life of Robert Burns
On the Choice of Books
Shall Turkey Live or Die?
BIOGRAPHIES:
Carlyle by John Nichol
Thomas Carlyle by Hector Macpherson
Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian era. He called economics "the dismal science", wrote articles for the Edinburgh Encyclopedia, and became a controversial social commentator.
Coming from a strict Calvinist family, Carlyle was expected by his parents to become a preacher, but while at the University of Edinburgh, he lost his Christian faith. Calvinist values, however, remained with him throughout his life. This combination of a religious temperament with loss of faith in traditional Christianity made Carlyle's work appealing to many Victorians who were grappling with scientific and political changes that threatened the traditional social order.
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