Thomas And Jane Carlyle by Rosemary Ashton
The Carlyles lived at the heart of English life in mid-Victorian London, but both were outsiders. A largely self-educated pair from Scotland, they often took a caustic look at the society they so influenced - Thomas through his writings and both through their network of acquaintences and correspondents. Thomas would write about matters of the day, while Jane would tell tales of everything from turmoil with dust to Dickens at a party. Yet despite everything, Jane suffered, especially with Thomas Carlyles infatuation with the lion-hunting Lady Ashburton, and the tensions in their own marriage made them sensitive to ceontemporary debates about the position of women, divorce, legitamacy and prostitution. This joint biography describes their relationship with each other, from their first meeting in 1821 to Jane's death in 1866, and their relationship with the outside world.
Rosemary Ashton studied at Aberdeen University and Cambridge, and is now Professor of English at University College London. Her previous books include studies of German thought and German exiles in Victorian England, & three highly acclaimed biographies- G. H. Lewes, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and George Eliot (shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography Prize).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780701167097 |
| ISBN 10 | 0701167092 |
| Title | Thomas And Jane Carlyle |
| Author | Rosemary Ashton |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2002-02-14 |
| Number of pages | 560 |
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