On heroes, hero-worship and the heroic in history vs Torches Together: Which Should You Read?

On heroes, hero-worship and the heroic in history Thomas Carlyle · 1840 ★★★★☆ 3.7 240 pages · ≈ 4 h 27 m · Challenging

The book, a series of six lectures that Carlyle delivered to London audiences in 1840, represents not so much soundly based ideas about the making of history as it does Carlyle’s view of how the world would be if…

Torches Together Emmy Arnold · 1964 220 pages · ≈ 4 h 04 m · Moderate

Not many people talk about "joy" these days. Emmy Arnold's memoir radiates just that - an enthusiasm for life and an unflagging optimism grounded in faith. In a genre awash in sordid sex and dysfunctional relationships,…