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About On Heroes

"The Poet who could merely sit on a chair, and compose stanzas, would never make a stanza worth much. He could not sing the Heroic warrior, unless he himself were at least a Heroic warrior too."

On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History is a collection of lectures by Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle, published in 1831. A series of six lectures based on famous historical individuals, first delivered in May 1840, which express Carlyle's belief in the value of heroic leadership.

The book was based on a series of lectures given by Carlyle, organised by friends after his previous work The French Revolution: A History gained him recognition but little renumeration. Although Carlyle loathed delivering lectures, he discovered a talent for it, and it also provided much-needed revenue. Carlyle gave four such courses of lectures between 1837 and 1840, the last of which was on "Heroes." His lecture notes were turned into this book.

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• Publication Date: May 23, 2022
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• Print Length: 200 Pages
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