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Past and Present / Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. — Thomas Carlyle

Past and Present / Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII.

Thomas Carlyle

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 297 pages

Past and Present is Thomas Carlyle's 1843 book of essays and social criticism. It contrasts the life of a medieval abbey, especially Abbot Samson, with the industrial England of his day, exploring work, leadership, and spiritual emptiness. It is worth listening to for Carlyle's forceful prose and its enduring questions about labour and society.

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Contents

  1. COLLECTED WORKS.
  2. PAST AND PRESENT.
  3. CONTENTS.
  4. BOOK I.
  5. CHAPTER I.
  6. CHAPTER II.
  7. CHAPTER III.
  8. CHAPTER IV.
  9. CHAPTER V.
  10. CHAPTER VI.
  11. BOOK II.
  12. CHAPTER I.
  13. CHAPTER II.
  14. CHAPTER III.
  15. CHAPTER IV.
  16. CHAPTER V.
  17. CHAPTER VI.
  18. CHAPTER VII.
  19. CHAPTER VIII.
  20. CHAPTER IX.
  21. CHAPTER X.
  22. CHAPTER XI.
  23. CHAPTER XII.
  24. CHAPTER XIII.
  25. CHAPTER XIV.
  26. CHAPTER XV.
  27. CHAPTER XVI.
  28. CHAPTER XVII.
  29. BOOK III.
  30. CHAPTER I.

and 27 more chapters

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