Excerpt from The Religion of the Future The Essays on Carlyle and Emerson find a place in this volume for two reasons. First, because the writings of these distinguished Thinkers are the best embodiments of certain aspects of the World and Man which I wish to enforce. Secondly, be cause among the many able and discriminating criticisms of these writers that have yet appeared, in none, as far as I am aware, has any attempt been made to show the harmony and connection of their thoughts as a whole. The' hope that after some years of careful study I might be able to meet this want is my only apology for entering on ground not strictly within the scope of this volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.