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Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle

Di: G. K. Chesterton John Ernest Hodder-Williams
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A short biography (1902) of a famous writer (Carlyle) by another famous writer (Chesterton). The first half exhibits Chesterton’s sly wit as he ruminates upon Carlyle’s work; the second half is straightforward biography. There are a great many pictures and portraits in the physical text. - Summary by David WalesCopyright Autobiographies Genre Arte Mondiale Scienze sociali Storia e critica della letteratura
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