Produced by Jayam Subramanian, Robert Connal, and PG Distributed Proofreaders THOMAS CARLYLE BY JOHN NICHOL, LL. D, M.A., BALLIOL, OXON 1904 PREFATORY NOTE The following record of the leading events of Carlyle’s life and attempt to estimate his genius rely on frequently renewed study of his work, on slight personal impressions–“vidi tantum”–and on information supplied
Byron by John Nichol
Produced by Robert Connal and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. BYRON BY JOHN NICHOL CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. ANCESTRY AND FAMILY CHAPTER II. EARLY YEARS AND SCHOOL-LIFE. 1788-1808. CHAPTER III. CAMBRIDGE, AND FIRST PERIOD OF AUTHORSHIP–HOURS OF IDLENESS–BARDS AND REVIEWERS. 1808-1809. CHAPTER IV. TWO YEARS OF TRAVEL. 1809-1811. CHAPTER V. LIFE IN LONDON–CORRESPONDENCE WITH SCOTT AND