Heroes and hero worship / Carlyle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881, author.

Contributor:

Henry Altemus Company, publisher.

Series:

[Altemus' new illustrated Vademecum series] ; [26]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heroes.

Hero worship.

Genre:

Publisher's advertisements.

Physical Description:

7-337 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 16 pages, 6+ unnumbered leaves of plates : portraits ; 16 cm

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia] : [Henry Altemus], [1898]

Contents:

Lecture I. The hero as divinity. Odin. Paganism : Scandinavian mythology

Lecture II. The hero as prophet. Mahomet : Islam

Lecture III. The hero as poet. Dante; Shakspeare

Lecture IV. The hero as priest. Luther; Reformation : Knox; Puritanism

Lecture V. The hero as man of letters. Johnson, Rousseau, Burns

Lecture VI. The hero as king. Cromwell, Napoleon : modern revolutionism

Summary.

Notes:

Cataloged from imperfect copy: all before page 7 (including title leaf) wanting. Title and statement of responsibility supplied from spine. Binding is format 3 for Altemus' Vademecum series, specifically that used 1898. See www.henryaltemus.com/series/series179.htm (viewed 24 August 2026). Six leaves of plates (portraits) only: "Mahomet" (opposite page 98; with enumeration: Heroes 1), "William Shakespeare" (opposite page 138), "Martin Luther" (opposite page 155), "John Knox" (opposite page 194; with enumeration: Heroes 5), "Robert Burns" (opposite page 258), and "Oliver Cromwell" (opposite page 291; with enumeration: Heroes 8). Place of publication supplied from www.henryaltemus.com; publisher's name from publisher's advertisement.

Series statement and volume number from publisher's advertisement.

Publisher's advertisement: Pages 1-16 (second count).

Includes index.

Local Notes:

LIBRA Rare PR4426 .A1 1898 purchased for the Penn Libraries from Patrick Richardson Graham in 2011.

OCLC:

1612817341