About the book: year / "Thomas Carlyle was one of those writers who make an era in the literature of their country. Their direct influence on the minds of their fellow citizens passes, of course, over time, but their authority remains eternal and indelible. Carlyle was also a prolific contributor to English literature and, through his influence, created an entire school of writers. Not often and not many of such writers, like Carlyle, have to reach a very old age…»