Tag Archives: Harriet Martineau

un-wreckable status system

The widespread image of a conformist America clinging to ladders of caste, through social class is oddly belied and reinforced by the symbols of prestige that wear out, decline in power, and are then replaced, starting a new cycle of … Continue reading

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thomas and jane: those absorbing tragicomedies

Thomas Carlyle and Jane Welsh Carlyle…. It was a disastrous marriage- that is, at least, the conclusion we draw from the Carlyle’s letters. James Anthony Froude, a close friend and the authorof a four volume biography that appeared between 1882 … Continue reading

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among the prince of dandies: lookin’ for homespun dignity

Thomas Carlyle and Jane Welsh Carlyle. Marriage as an “excellent mystery.” Both the Carlyle’s, despite their quirks and prejudices, were fond of entertaining newcomers. Since the publication of  Sartor Resartus, Carlyle had become a literary lion, and Jane, for all … Continue reading

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