Past and Present (book)
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Past and Present is a book by the Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle. It was published in April 1843 in England and the following month in the United States. It combines medie
Title page of the first English edition
Seal of Abbot Samson
Sculpture of Thomas Carlyle with a quotation from book III of Past and Present by the Industrial Art League, 1902
Thomas Carlyle
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Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher. Known as the "sage of Chelsea", his writings strongly influenced the intellectual and artistic culture of the Victorian era.
Past and Present (book)
…Past and Present is a book by the Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle. It was published in April 1843 in England and the following month in the United States. It combines medieval history with criticism of 19th-century…
Portrait c. 1865
Thomas Carlyle's Birthplace
Silhouettes of Carlyle's father and mother with captions in Carlyle's hand
Plaque at 22A Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh