bild

'Thomas Carlyle', c1876. Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish philosopher, writer, historian, mathematician, and teacher considered an important Victorian social commentator. LIved in Kings Cross from 1831, moved to Cheyne Row, Chelsea in 1834. From "Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. The Western and Northern Studies", by Edward Walford. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York] (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/The Print Collector)