The Life of Sterling by Thomas Carlyle is a biography of the Scottish poet and critic John Sterling. The book was published in 1851 and is considered one of Carlyle's most important works. It provides an intimate portrait of Sterling's life, including his struggles with illness and his relationships with other writers such as Alfred Tennyson and Robert Browning.
By George Eliot · First published 1856 · Genre: Biography, Literary Criticism, Philosophy