History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.

Thomas Carlyle

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Topic

Nature of history History

Author

Thomas Carlyle

Source

On History

Medium

Essay

Genre

Historical literature

Language

English

Time

1830 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Carlyle, Thomas. "On History." Fraser's Magazine, 1830.

Current Citation

Carlyle, Thomas. "On History." The Works of Thomas Carlyle, edited by Henry Duff Traill. Vol. 27, Cambridge University Press, 2010.

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Come out of your warm, angular house, resounding with few voices, into the chill, grand, instantaneous night, with such a Presence as a full moon in the clouds.

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Experiencing nature Man and nature Civilization and nature

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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Medium
Personal journal
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English
Time
1838 1830s 19th century
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Citation

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Karl Marx
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The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
Medium
Essay
Genre
Historical literature Political literature
Language
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Time
1852 1850s 19th century
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Marx, Karl. "Der 18te Brumaire des Louis Napoleon [The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon]." Die Revolution [The Revolution], 1852.

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