Thomas Carlyle

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Thomas Carlyle was a British writer, historian, and philosopher who was born on December 4, 1795, and died on February 5, 1881. He was from the Scottish Lowlands. He was one of the most important writers of the Victorian age and had a big impact on art, literature, and philosophy in the 1800s. Born in Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Carlyle went to the University of Edinburgh and invented the Carlyle circle while there. When the arts course was over, he worked as a schoolmaster and studied to become a minister in the Burgher Church. He gave up on these and other things before he decided to write for the Edinburgh Encyclopaedia and work as a translator. Early on, he was successful by introducing little-known German literature to English readers through translations, his 1825 book Life of Friedrich Schiller, and review essays he wrote for a number of magazines. His first big book was called Sartor Resartus and came out between 1833 and 1834. After moving to London, his book The French Revolution (1837) made him famous, which led to the collection and reissue of his writings as Miscellanies.
Mar 25, 2011
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The Carlyle Reader. Being Selections from the Writings of Thomas Carlyle. with Notes. Edited by the Rev. James Wood, . Part II

Mar 24, 2011
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On Heroes ... Second Edition.

Mar 17, 2011
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Hero as Man of Letters. with Introduction and Notes by M. Hunter.

Mar 16, 2011
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Thoughts on Life. Selected by Robert Duncan.

Mar 14, 2011
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The Works of Robert Burns. the Life of Burns, by J. G. Lockhart; And Essays on the Genius, Character, and Writings of Burns, by Thomas Carlyle and Professor Wilson.

Mar 14, 2011
Cover of The Works of Robert Burns. with a Series of Illustrations, Marginal Glossary, Notes, and Appendixes; Also the Life of Burns, by J. G. Lockhart; And Essays on the Genius, Character, and Writings of Burns, by Thomas Carlyle and Professor Wilson. Vol. V

The Works of Robert Burns. with a Series of Illustrations, Marginal Glossary, Notes, and Appendixes; Also the Life of Burns, by J. G. Lockhart; And Essays on the Genius, Character, and Writings of Burns, by Thomas Carlyle and Professor Wilson. Vol. V

Mar 14, 2011
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Latter-Day Pamphlets and Tales by Musæus, Tieck, Richter, translated from the German.

Mar 14, 2011
Cover of The Carlyle Reader. Being Selections from the Writings of Thomas Carlyle. with Notes. Edited by the REV. James Wood. Part I

The Carlyle Reader. Being Selections from the Writings of Thomas Carlyle. with Notes. Edited by the REV. James Wood. Part I

Mar 14, 2011
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The Hero as Divinity. with Introduction and Notes by M. Hunter.

Mar 14, 2011
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Collected Writings of the Late Thomas Carlyle, Esq.

Mar 1, 2011
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The Life of John Sterling (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Mar 1, 2011
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History Of Friedrich II Of Prussia, Called Frederick The Great - Vol. V.

Mar 1, 2011
Cover of On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Mar 1, 2011
Cover of Latter-Day Pamphlets (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Latter-Day Pamphlets (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Feb 26, 2011
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The Sayings of Thomas Carlyle

Feb 18, 2011
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The Carlyle Anthology. Selected and Arranged with the Author's Sanction by Edward Barrett.

Feb 17, 2011
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The Collected Works of Thomas Carlyle.

Feb 16, 2011
Cover of Reminiscences of My Irish Journey in 1849. [With a Preface by J. A. Froude.]

Reminiscences of My Irish Journey in 1849. [With a Preface by J. A. Froude.]

Feb 1, 2011
Cover of The French Revolution (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

The French Revolution (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Feb 1, 2011
Cover of Past and Present (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Past and Present (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Nov 11, 2010
Cover of The Works of Thomas Carlyle: Volume 20, Latter-Day Pamphlets

The Works of Thomas Carlyle: Volume 20, Latter-Day Pamphlets (Cambridge Library Collection - The Works of Carlyle, Volume 20)

Nov 11, 2010
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The Works of Thomas Carlyle: Volume 11, The Life of John Sterling (Cambridge Library Collection - The Works of Carlyle, Volume 11)

Nov 11, 2010
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The Works of Thomas Carlyle: Volume 2, The French Revolution: A History I (Cambridge Library Collection - The Works of Carlyle, Volume 2)

Nov 11, 2010
Cover of The Works of Thomas Carlyle: Volume 23, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels I

The Works of Thomas Carlyle: Volume 23, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels I (Cambridge Library Collection - The Works of Carlyle)