Physical description

303 p. : decorative brown cover embossed in black. Title and Author's named embossed on front, and in gold on spine. Includes table of contents, seven essays, appendices, and summaries of essays and appendices.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

Book plate pasted inside front cover: 'Linton / Mechanics' Institute / Established, 1871'. Signed 'J.Dodds, Secretary'. Book plate indicates book was part of original Linton Mechanics' Institute collection, acquired before 1891.

Summary

Essays on various writers - Robert Burns, Voltaire, Heyne, Novalis - and on German dramatists. Also includes an essay on the rise of the Industrial Revolution, and an essay in which he outlines his philosophy of history.
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was an influential essayist, historian and philosopher. Multi-volume reprints of his writings were first published in 1838, with later editions in 1840, 1847, 1857 and 1869. Each new edition incorporated additional material from Carlyle's continuing output. This seven-volume edition was published in 1872. The Linton Mechanic's Institute held the first three volumes.