Historical Research On Everyday Par... Jul 14, 2009
Thomas Carlyle once stated that history is the essence of innumerable biographies. A complete understanding of history can only come from all parties involved, and that includes the so-called everyday or common man. (Suite101.com)
In ‘The Last Supper,’ author sweeps her family off to adventure in Italy Jun 28, 2009
We leave the heavy lifting on that to Boyt s great-grandfather, Sigmund Freud (Boyt is one of the numerous children of artist Lucian Freud, an unorthodox heritage she reveals only obliquely), and to Thomas Carlyle, whom Boyt quotes on the subject, mischievously substituting Judy for the eminent Victorian s relevant nouns and pronouns. Boyt corrals Mickey Rooney and Liza Minnelli for star-struck interviews. (Boston Globe)
On Spring Nights, Ideas Are Blooming in Sharon May 1, 2009
Early readers actually demanded that Doyle include Dr. Watson more and more, so as to prevent Holmes from doing or seeing anything "off camera." According to historian Thomas Carlyle, though science may have demystified elements of the world, people would continue to yearn for examples of magic. He argued that the responsibility of the 19th century was to blend the two to create natural supernaturalism. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
The Rites of War Apr 1, 2009
It is as though George Kennan s Long Telegram had been rewritten by Arnold Toynbee in the manner of Thomas Carlyle. Michael Vlahos is a fellow and principal at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. (The American Conservative)
* Labors journey from job to work to little rows of noughts Mar 19, 2009
They are embodiments of muscular force and determination, admired from the sidelines by philosopher Thomas Carlyle and the Reverend F.D. Maurice, who recognized the aspirations of such men by setting up the first colleges for workers. WORK, NOT JOB. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The Elusive Englishman Mar 7, 2009
Thomas Carlyle called him a superlative Hebrew conjuror. Others called him, in parliament, a Jew adventurer. (The American Conservative)
WSU grad bringing rootsy rock show to Draught Haus Feb 12, 2009
After choosing the moniker, they came across this 1843 quote from writer Thomas Carlyle, which is posted on the band s Web site. and thou art as an enchanted ape under God s sky, where thou mightest have been a man, had proper schoolmasters and conquerors, and constables with cat o nine tails, been vouchsafed thee: Dost thou call that liberty. (Winona Daily News, MN)
