In 1931, reviewing a biography of Thomas Carlyle, George Orwell described: … how Carlyle’s heroes grew more dominant, more grandiose, as he himself grew richer; he passed from Burns to Cromwell, from Cromwell to Frederick—from successful rebels to successful scoundrels. Thirteen years later, Orwell put Carlyle in a political context. * Introduction. In his article … Continue reading Orwell, Carlyle and Creasy