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Thomas Carlyle

Chapter 2: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
By G. K. Chesterton
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An illustrated biography traces the life and mind of Thomas Carlyle, following his rural origins, intellectual development, and literary career while exploring the recurring tension between rationalist systems and more intuitive, visionary impulses. The authors combine chronological narrative with critical commentary, letters, and portraits, documenting key residences, personal relationships, and compositional habits alongside summaries of major works and stylistic traits. Anecdote and analysis are balanced to present a compact portrait of a complex public figure whose prose, temperament, and ideas shaped contemporary debates.

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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Portrait of Thomas Carlyle Frontispiece
Thomas Carlyle’s Mother 1
Arch House, Ecclefechan 2
The Room at Arch House in which Carlyle was Born 2
Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire 3
Mainhill Farm 4
Hoddam Hill 4
Thomas Carlyle (from a Portrait by Maclise) 5
A Portrait of Carlyle Engraved by F. Croll from a Daguerreotype by Beard 6
Thomas Carlyle (from a Sketch by Count D’Orsay) 7
Carlyle’s First Edinburgh Lodging in Simon Square 8
1, Moray Street (now Spey Street), Leith Walk, Edinburgh 9
Thomas Carlyle (from Photo) 10
Mrs. Carlyle’s Birthplace 11
The House in which Carlyle Lived while first Teaching at Kirkcaldy School 11
Scotsbrig 12
Templand, near Thornhill, Dumfriesshire 12
Thomas Carlyle (from Painting by Whistler) 13
21, Comely Bank, Edinburgh 14
Thomas Carlyle (from Sir J. E. Boehm’s Medallion) 15
Thomas Carlyle, about 1860 16
Thomas Carlyle, 1865 17
A Portrait of Carlyle taken in 1879 18
Facsimiles of Carlyle’s Signature 18
Craigenputtock 19
Portrait Group taken at Kirkcaldy 19
Thomas Carlyle (from Sir J. E. Boehm’s Bust) 20
Carlyle’s House at 5 (now 24), Cheyne Row, Chelsea 21
Jane Welsh Carlyle 21
Corner in Drawing-Room at No. 5, Cheyne Row 22
The Garden at No. 5, Cheyne Row 23
Thomas Carlyle (from Drawing in “Sartor Resartus”) 24
Mrs. Carlyle about 1864 25
Carlyle’s Grave at Ecclefechan 26
Mrs. Carlyle’s Grave in Haddington Church 26
Thomas Carlyle (from Sir J. E. Millais’ Portrait) 27
The Ground-floor Rooms at No. 5, Cheyne Row (1900) 28
The Garret Study at Cheyne Row (1857) 29
Thomas Carlyle, æt. 73 (from Painting by G. F. Watts, R.A.) 30
The Sound-Proof Study at Cheyne Row in 1900, showing the Double Walls 31
The Kitchen at No. 5, Cheyne Row (1900) 32
Carlyle’s Writing-Desk and Chair 33
Statue of Carlyle (by Sir J. E. Boehm) 35