Lectures on the history of literature, delivered by Thomas Carlyle, April to July, 1838. Edited, with pref. and notes by J. Reay Greene

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HANDBOUND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS LECTUEES ON THE HISTORY OP LITERATUBE BY THOMAS CAKLYLE 1838 LECTURES ON THE HISTORY OF LITERATURE DELIVERED BY THOMAS CARLYLE APRIL TO JULY 1838 NOW PRINTED FOR THE TIMEFIRST WITH PBEFACE ANDEDITED, NOTES BY PROFESSOR J. REAY GREENE SECOXD EDITION LONDON ELLIS AND ELVEY 1892 A :London & SONS,Printed STRANGEWAYSby W.C.Circus,Tower Street, Cambridge PREFACE. THE Lectures on Literature Thomasby Carlyle, for the first time in the volume,published present at 17 Portmanwere delivered Edward Street, Square, 1838.the second of theLondon, during quarter year theFull of the twelve lectures,reports excepting were taken the late Mr. Thomas Chisholmninth, by barrister-at-law and memberAnstey, subsequently of Parliament for Mr. must haveYoughal. Anstey considerable skill for the of possessed performance his task. The reader will soon see for himself how characteristics ofunmistakeably many Carlyle's style are here rendered. Mr. had of these madeAnstey copies reports by a few friends. Three such are toknowncopies exist. the of the hasOne, property publishers, been with a secondcompared copy kindly placed at their Professor who hasDowden,disposal by noted of its contents in thealready samples opening A 2 PREFACE.VI volume entitledof his Transcriptspages interesting twoand Studies. The the work ofMSS., although, different concordanthands, give renderings through- out. The MS. in Mr.

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HANDBOUND
AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF
TORONTO PRESSLECTUEES
ON
THE HISTORY OP LITERATUBE
BY
THOMAS CAKLYLE
1838LECTURES
ON
THE HISTORY OF LITERATURE
DELIVERED BY
THOMAS CARLYLE
APRIL TO JULY 1838
NOW PRINTED FOR THE TIMEFIRST
WITH PBEFACE ANDEDITED, NOTES
BY
PROFESSOR J. REAY GREENE
SECOXD EDITION
LONDON
ELLIS AND ELVEY
1892A
:London
& SONS,Printed STRANGEWAYSby
W.C.Circus,Tower Street, Cambridge