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Thomas CarlyleBiblio.com
A Collection of the Works of Thomas Carlyle
1880Best.-Nr. 979T35London: Chapman & Hall c1880. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 5". None. A collection of five volumes from Scottish essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle. Five volumes. Written by Thomas Carlyle a Scottish essayist historian and philosopher known as the "sage of Chelsea". He occupied a central position in Victorian culture with his writings strongly influencing the intellectual and artistic culture of the era. This set contains: The Life of Friedrich Schiller: Comprehending an Examination of His Works. A biographical study of the life and works of Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller a German playwright poet philosopher and historian considered to be one of Germany's most important classical playwrights. The Life of John Sterling. A biography of the author's friend John Sterling a Scottish author who was employed actively in literature and held a circle of a number of literary friends. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels complete in three volumes. A novel centered on the life of Wilhelm Meister a young man who undergoes a journey of self-realization while attempting to escape what he views as the empty life of a bourgeois businessman. After a failed romance with the theater Wilhelm commits himself to the mysterious Tower Society. Translated from the German of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. In the original full cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing to the extremities and minor fading to the spines. The odd small mark to the cloth with minor loss to the heads and tails of the spines. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. A contemporary ink inscription to the title pages. Very Good Chapman & Hall hardcover
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