Victorian worthies

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thomas carlyle


ASSISTANT MASTER AT WINCHESTER COLLEGE
'We have undertaken to discourse here for a little on Great Men, their manner of appearance in our world's business, how they shaped themselves in the world's history, what ideas men formed of them, what work they did;—on Heroes, namely, and on their reception and performance.'—Carlyle.

HUMPHREY MILFORD OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS LONDON EDINBURGH GLASGOW NEW YORK TORONTO MELBOURNE CAPE TOWN BOMBAY CALCUTTA 1920 PRINTED IN ENGLAND AT THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS