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