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Past and Present is a book by the Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle. [1] It was published in April 1843 in England and the following month in the United States. It combines medieval history with criticism of 19th-century British society.
The book began with quotations originally in English, arranged them chronologically by author; Geoffrey Chaucer was the first entry and Mary Frances Butts the last. The quotes were chiefly from literary sources. A "miscellaneous" section followed, including quotations in English from politicians and scientists, such as "fifty-four forty or fight!".
Authors Ferrante, Jesmyn Ward, and George Saunders each had three books on the list, the most of any author. The following authors were listed twice: Roberto Bolaño , Edward P. Jones , Denis Johnson , Alice Munro , Hilary Mantel , Zadie Smith and Philip Roth .
Walk down Reader's Digest memory lane with these quotes from famous people throughout the decades. The post 100 of the Best Quotes from Famous People appeared first on Reader's Digest.
The list starts in order with the first ten books: the I Ching (an ancient Chinese divination text), the Hebrew Bible (a version of which serves as the "Old Testament" of the Christian Bible), the Iliad and Odyssey, the Upanishads (a collection of ancient Indian philosophical texts), the Tao Te Ching, the Avesta, the Analects, the History of ...
The author writes that an individual should be aware of their present moment instead of losing themselves in worry and anxiety about the past or future. [2] According to the book, only the present moment is real and only the present moment matters, [8] [5] and both an individual's past and future are created by their thoughts. [6]
The Yale Book of Quotations is a quotations collection focusing on modern and American quotations. Edited by Fred R. Shapiro , it was published by Yale University Press in 2006 with a foreword by Joseph Epstein , ISBN 978-0-300-10798-2 .
This list of historical fiction is designed to provide examples of notable works of historical fiction (in literature, film, comics, etc.) organized by time period.. For a more exhaustive list of historical novels by period, see Category:Historical novels by setting, which lists relevant Wikipedia categories; see also the larger List of historical novels, which is organized by country, as well ...