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Thomas Carlyle, Vol. 1 of 2: A History of the First Forty Years of His Life; 1795 1835 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Mr. Carlyle expressed a desire in his will that of him no biography should be written. I find the same relue tance in his Journal. No one, he said, was likely to understand a history, the secret of which was unknown to his closest friends. He hoped that his wishes would be respected.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2020
- ISBN 10 1333049730
- ISBN 13 9781333049737
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages506
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