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Past and Present

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First published: 1843
Pages: 247

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England's overflowing workshops and harvests stand beside idle workers and crowded workhouses in Thomas Carlyle's account of a country failing to share its wealth. His opening turns this contradiction into an image of abundance placed beyond people's reach. Dated 1843, the work examines poverty, labour and leadership through a forceful series of social and political essays.

The contents move from contemporary distress to the medieval monastery of St. Edmundsbury and Abbot Samson, before returning to the modern worker and the responsibilities of industrial leaders. Carlyle addresses John Bull as a figure of English character, valuing practical deeds and persistence above fluent speech. His arguments combine moral urgency, historical comparison and vivid personification.

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Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was a Scottish essayist, historian, and social critic who became one of the most influential voices of the Victorian age. His major works include The French Revolution and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History, and his forceful prose shaped a generation of thinkers.