Reminiscences of My Irish Journey in 1849. London: Sampson Low, 1882. First Edition. Pp vii, 263, [32]. Green cloth, title in gilt to spine,. Ex library copy, but in nice condition.

‘A posthumous publication the manuscript left at Carlyle’s death was not a formal piece of writing, but notes and jottings made during the trip he did not wish to make but felt compelled that he must make to view the ravages of the famine. His observations are often chilling and lacking empathy.’