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Sartor Resartus

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[sahr-ter ri-sahr-tuhs] / ˈsɑr tər rɪˈsɑr təs /

noun

  1. a satirical work (1833–34) by Carlyle.


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Thomas Carlyle, an impoverished Scot, was scathing in Sartor Resartus, as was Thackeray in Vanity Fair.

From Time Magazine Archive

How much less would he be read were Gulliver’s Travels written in the style of Sartor Resartus!

From The Age of Tennyson by Hugh Walker

Sartor Resartus, the great product of the Craigenputtock period, presents all his peculiarities in their most aggressive form.

From The Age of Tennyson by Hugh Walker

Sartor Resartus was at last appearing in Fraser’s Magazine, though the rate of payment was cut down, and the publisher reported that it was received with “unqualified dissatisfaction.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

These gradually grew, and appeared fully developed for the first time in Sartor Resartus.

From The Age of Tennyson by Hugh Walker

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