Latter-Day Pamphlets

In 'Latter-Day Pamphlets', Thomas Carlyle expounds with incisive fervor on the social and political issues plaguing 19th-century Britain. Through a series of eight essays, the work delivers Carlyle's notoriously sharp criticism of democracy, the penal system, and the condition of slaves, among other topics. His prose is an amalgamation of prophetic declamations and acerbic wit—a style that is uniq...