Carlyle's Works. [Including: The French Revolution; Sartor Resartus; Lectures on Heroes, Hero-Worship; Past and Present; History of Frederick the Great].

Carlyle, Thomas

Published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1891

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The Ashburton edition of Carlye's complete works. Octavo, seventeen volumes bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raise bands, top edge gilt with others uncut, marbled endpapers, frontispiece portrait of Carlyle to volume one. In very good condition. Scottish historian, satirical writer, essayist, translator, and philosopher Thomas Carlyle wrote on a variety of subjects. In his book On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History (1841), he argued that the actions of the "Great Man" play a key role in history, claiming that "the history of the world is but the biography of great men". Other major works include The French Revolution: A History(1837) and The History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, (1858â "65). His 1837 history of The French Revolution was the inspiration for Charles Dickens' 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities, and remains popular today. Seller Inventory # 122035

Bibliographic Details

Title: Carlyle's Works. [Including: The French ...

Publisher: Chapman and Hall, London

Publication Date: 1891

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition