# Thomas Carlyle — The Education of Henry Adams character guide

> Thomas Carlyle in The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Carlyle, Mr. Carlyle

**First appearance:** 0014-xii-eccentricity-1863

## Who they are

Scottish essayist and historian, met in London.

## In the story

### [The Abyss of Ignorance (1902)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/xxix-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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