Essays on Literature

“The product of extensive research and a long familiarity with the subject, this is an exceptionally well-conceived and well-executed contribution. The historical material and textual apparatus are tremendously useful, and the style thoughtfully chosen. It is sure to eclipse all previous sources.”—Ian Campbell, Professor Emeritus of Scottish and Victorian Literature at the University of Edinburgh

"Carlyle’s idiosyncratic genius is a source of perennial astonishment. Continuing the meticulous scholarship that characterizes the Norman and Charlotte Strouse Edition of the Writings of Thomas Carlyle, this volume will prove essential to new readers and advanced scholars alike."—Mark Allison, Associate Professor of English at Ohio Wesleyan University

“Thorough, brilliant, informative, creative, scholarly, and insightful. A massive undertaking.”—Jude V. Nixon, Professor of English and former Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Salem State University