Sartor Resartus eBook

According to Wikipedia: "Thomas Carlyle''s major work, Sartor Resartus (meaning ''The tailor re-tailored''), first published as a serial in 1833-34, purported to be a commentary on the thought and early life of a German philosopher called Diogenes Teufelsdrockh (which translates as ''god-born devil-dung''), author of a tome entitled "Clothes: their Origin and Influence." Teufelsdrockh''s Transcendentalist musings are mulled over by a skeptical English editor who also provides fragmentary biographical material on the philosopher. The work is, in part, a parody of Hegel, and of German Idealism more generally." According to Wikipedia: "Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881) was a Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian, whose work was highly influential during the Victorian era. Coming from a strict Calvinist family, Carlyle was expected by his parents to become a preacher, but while at the University of Edinburgh, he lost his Christian faith. Calvinist values, however, remained with him throughout his life. This combination of a religious temperament with loss of faith in traditional Christianity made Carlyle''s work appealing to many Victorians who were grappling with scientific and political changes that threatened the traditional social order."