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Life of John Sterling

Life of John Sterling

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LIFE OF JOHN STERLING


By Thomas Carlyle






Transcriber's Note: Italics in the text are indicated by the use of an underscore as delimiter, thusly. All footnotes have been collected at the end of the text, and numbered sequentially in brackets, [thusly]. One illustration has been omitted. The "pound" symbol has been replaced by the word "pounds". Otherwise, all spelling, punctuation, etc., have been left as in the printed text. Chapter IV. in Part II. is not delineated in the original file.

Taken from volume 2 of Carlyle's Complete Works, which additionally contains the Latter-Day Pamphlets, to be provided as a separate etext.







CONTENTS


PART I.

CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY.

CHAPTER II. BIRTH AND PARENTAGE.

CHAPTER III. SCHOOLS: LLANBLETHIAN; PARIS; LONDON.

CHAPTER IV. UNIVERSITIES: GLASGOW; CAMBRIDGE.

CHAPTER V. A PROFESSION.

CHAPTER VI. LITERATURE: THE ATHENAEUM.

CHAPTER VII. REGENT STREET.

CHAPTER VIII. COLERIDGE.

CHAPTER IX. SPANISH EXILES.

CHAPTER X. TORRIJOS.

CHAPTER XI. MARRIAGE: ILL-HEALTH; WEST-INDIES.

CHAPTER XII. ISLAND OF ST. VINCENT.

CHAPTER XIII. A CATASTROPHE.

CHAPTER XIV. PAUSE.

CHAPTER XV. BONN; HERSTMONCEUX.


PART II.

CHAPTER I. CURATE.

CHAPTER II. NOT CURATE.

CHAPTER III. BAYSWATER

CHAPTER V. TO MADEIRA.

CHAPTER VI. LITERATURE: THE STERLING CLUB.

CHAPTER VII. ITALY.


PART III.

CHAPTER I. CLIFTON.

CHAPTER II. TWO WINTERS.

CHAPTER III. FALMOUTH: POEMS.

CHAPTER IV. NAPLES: POEMS.

CHAPTER V. DISASTER ON DISASTER.

CHAPTER VI. VENTNOR: DEATH.

CHAPTER VII. CONCLUSION.


FOOTNOTES






PART I.





CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY.

Near seven years ago, a short while before his death in 1844, John Sterling committed the care of his literary Character and printed Writings to two friends, Archdeacon Hare and myself. His estimate of the bequest was far from overweening; to few men could the small sum-total of his activities in this world seem more inconsiderable than, in those last solemn days, it did to him. He had burnt much; found much unworthy; looking steadfastly into the silent continents of Death and Eternity, a brave man's judgments about his own sorry work in the field of Time are not apt to be too lenient. But, in fine, here was some portion of

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