The Works of Thomas Carlyle in 30 volumes. Volume 10 contains: Past and Present. As this collection has been produced from existing library editions, printings may contain imperfections present in the original artifacts.

The Works of Thomas Carlyle in 30 volumes. Volume 12 contains: History of Frederick the Great (1 of 8). As this collection has been produced from existing library editions, printings may contain imperfections present in the original artifacts.

The Works of Thomas Carlyle in 30 volumes. Volume 13 contains: History of Frederick the Great (2 of 8). As this collection has been produced from existing library editions, printings may contain imperfections present in the original artifacts.

The Works of Thomas Carlyle in 30 volumes. Volume 17 contains: History of Frederick the Great (6 of 8). As this collection has been produced from existing library editions, printings may contain imperfections present in the original artifacts.

The Works of Thomas Carlyle in 30 volumes. Volume 18 contains: History of Frederick the Great (7 of 8). As this collection has been produced from existing library editions, printings may contain imperfections present in the original artifacts.

"We have undertaken to discourse here for a little on Great Men, their manner of appearance in our world's business, how they have shaped themselves in the world's history, what ideas men formed of them, what work they did;-on Heroes, namely, and on their reception and performance; what I call Hero-worship and the Heroic in human affairs...For, as I take it, Universal History, the history of what man has accomplished in this world, is at bottom the History of the Great Men who have worked here. They were the leaders of men, these great ones; the modellers, patterns, and in a wide sense...

The Icelanders, in their long winter, had a great habit of writing; and were, and still are, excellent in penmanship, says Dahlmann. It is to this fact, that any little history there is of the Norse Kings and their old tragedies, crimes and heroisms, is almost all due. The Icelanders, it seems, not only made beautiful letters on their paper or parchment, but were laudably observant and desirous of accuracy; and have left us such a collection of narratives (Sagas, literally "Says") as, for quantity and quality, is unexampled among rude nations. Snorro Sturleson's History of the Norse Kings is...

This is the complete series of "pamphlets" published by Thomas Carlyle in 1850. The most popular essay in the series is titled "Husdon's Statue" and contains the heart of Carlyle's critique of democratic principles and what he saw as the corrosive effects of capitalist economics. Most collections available today contain only the first five: The Present Time, Model Prisions, Downing Street, The New Downing Street, and Stump-Orator. This edition, however, contains an additional three in order to complete the series: Parliaments, Hudson's Statue, and Jesuitism. These essays, due to their...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.