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History is the essence of innumerable Biographies. — Thomas Carlyle

Essay · Historical literature

History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.

Thomas Carlyle
1830
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Nature of historyHistory
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Historical literature
Medium
Essay
Time
1830
Person
Thomas Carlyle
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Current citation
Carlyle, Thomas. "On History." The Works of Thomas Carlyle, edited by Henry Duff Traill. Vol. 27, Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Original citation
Carlyle, Thomas. "On History." Fraser's Magazine, 1830.

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