Representative poem of Robert Burns, with Carlyle's Essay on Burns. Edited, with introd., notes, and vocabulary. This book, "Representative poem of Robert Burns," by Thomas Carlyle, Charles Lane Hanson, is a replication of a book originally published before 1897. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian era. He called economics "the dismal science", wrote articles for the Edinburgh Encyclopedia, and became a controversial social commentator.
Coming from a strict Calvinist family, Carlyle was expected by his parents to become a preacher, but while at the University of Edinburgh, he lost his Christian faith. Calvinist values, however, remained with him throughout his life. This combination of a religious temperament with loss of faith in traditional Christianity made Carlyle's work appealing to many Victorians who were grappling with scientific and political changes that threatened the traditional social order.
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