Letters and speeches of Oliver CromwellThe collected letters and speeches of Oliver Cromwell
have appeared in many different editions and versions since they were
first published in 1845 by Thomas Carlyle. Carlyle’s fascination with
Cromwell grew out of his interest in the concept of heroes and hero
worship and he set out in the early 1840s to write a biography of
Cromwell. The challenge proved too great and he deliberately destroyed
his manuscript. He decided that the best alternative was to produce an
edition of Cromwell’s own words and that is what he produced. For those who would like to see the text of the more
more complete 1904 edition, edited by Mrs Lomas, a scanned version is
available at
http://www.archive.org/details/lettersspeecheso01cromuoft |
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