Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Historian and essayist
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Historian and essayist; from 1837 a recognised literary leader; eulogized heroes and strong governments, mistrusted technological progress and analysed brilliantly the sufferings of the common people; the 'Sage of Chelsea', whose corrosive criticism and uncertain temper became legendary.
Thomas Carlyle; Ralph Waldo Emerson
by Unknown photographer
copy print, 24 April 1872
NPG x45941
Carlyle's Birthplace, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Carlyle's House, London
Mirehouse, Keswick, Cumbria
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