The Education of Henry Adams · Character
Thomas Carlyle
Scottish essayist and historian, met in London.
minor
Also known as Carlyle, Mr. Carlyle
First appearance: xii eccentricity 1863
Thomas Carlyle shows up with force in The Abyss of Ignorance (1902). The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced implicitly through the discussion of philosophers; Adams mentions Spinoza, Thomas Aquinas, and others in his philosophical journey.
Thomas Carlyle first appears in 0014 xii eccentricity 1863.
In The Abyss of Ignorance (1902): Referenced implicitly through the discussion of philosophers; Adams mentions Spinoza, Thomas Aquinas, and others in his philosophical journey.
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