Project Gutenberg 2010-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 134 Macpherson, Hector 1851 1924 Macpherson, Hector Carsewell Macpherson, H. C. (Hector C.) Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series, 1 Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Susan Skinner and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Thomas Carlyle" by Hector Macpherson is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. This book explores the life and work of Thomas Carlyle, placing particular emphasis on his early life, influences, and literary contributions. It aims to provide insights into Carlyle's thoughts, as well as his role as a significant figure in literature and philosophy, particularly in the context of German thought. The opening of the book introduces Thomas Carlyle's early life, discussing his family background, education, and early intellectual influences. It highlights his relationship with his parents, particularly the impact of his mother’s nurturing juxtaposed against his father’s sternness. Carlyle’s formative years at school, his struggles with academic institutions, and his shift away from the ministry towards a literary career are detailed. The author also hints at Carlyle's friendships, notably with Edward Irving, and foreshadows Carlyle's burgeoning literary ambitions, setting the stage for his eventual contributions to literature and thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32626/32626-h/images/cover.jpg en Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881 Authors, Scottish -- 19th century -- Biography Historians -- Great Britain -- Biography PR Text Famous Scots Series Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 269740 269617 2024-10-14T04:07:13.928619 2023-09-14T09:00:33.952788 text/html text/html 271527 2010-05-31T14:06:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 197021 2010-05-31T14:11:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 196997 2024-10-14T04:07:18.099578 application/epub+zip 197441 2024-10-14T04:07:14.630621 application/epub+zip 152481 2024-10-14T04:07:14.269573 application/epub+zip 282564 2024-10-14T04:07:21.120613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254920 2024-10-14T04:07:17.712605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210309 2022-09-15T05:37:26.796648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237423 237345 2024-10-14T04:07:13.433632 2023-09-14T09:00:33.311792 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 237230 2010-05-31T14:03:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 96825 2010-05-31T14:03:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 237244 2010-05-31T14:03:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 96793 2010-05-31T14:03:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22392 2024-10-14T04:07:21.256567 application/rdf+xml 14000 2024-10-14T04:07:14.347588 image/jpeg 2319 2024-10-14T04:07:14.308575 image/jpeg 197616 2024-10-14T04:07:13.958612 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia