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Books like Great Men

24 titles for readers of Great Men by Thomas Carlyle, selected for shared themes: Philosophy.

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Top related books to Great Men

Curated picks selected for thematic resonance, narrative overlap, and author diversity.

Our Republic And A Review Of The World’s History: Including The Achievements And Triumphs Of Inventors And Scientists In Making The Last Century The Greatest In The History Of The World

Edward S. Ellis

Themes: Philosophy

The Secret Doctrine The Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Themes: Philosophy

The Seventh Book Of Moses

Egyptian Publishing Company

Themes: Philosophy

Sacred Cities: Narrative, Descriptive, Historical (1878)

John Stebbins Lee

Themes: Philosophy

Superstition in All Ages

Jean Meslier

Themes: Philosophy

Philosophy and Political Economy in Some of Their Historical Relations

James Bonar

Themes: Philosophy

The Glorious Resurrection (1960)

Hilton Hotema

Themes: Philosophy

Everyday Objects: Or Picturesque Aspects Of Natural History

Adams

Themes: Philosophy

The Pursuit of Happiness A History from the Greeks to the Present

Darrin M. McMahon

Themes: Philosophy

#10

A Dictionary of Quotations from Various Authors in Ancient and Modern Languages

Hugh Moore

Themes: Philosophy

#11

Shakespeare As A Groom Of The Chamber (1910)

Ernest Law

Themes: Philosophy

#12

The Nishi System of Health Engineering

Katsuzo Nishi

Themes: Philosophy

#13

Marxism, Freedom And The State

Mikhail Bakunin

Themes: Philosophy

#14

Grimm’s Law — F. Max Muller

F Max Muller

Themes: Philosophy

#15

The Subconscious Mind

Elwood Worcester

Themes: Philosophy

#16

A Critical History Of Sunday Legislation: From 321 To 1888 A. D. (1888)

Abram Herbert Lewis

Themes: Philosophy

#17

The Kingdom Of Heaven Among Children: Or Twenty-Five Narratives Of A Religious Awakening In A School In Pomerania (1844)

Charlotte Clarke

Themes: Philosophy

#18

Die Gegenwärtigen Richtungen Der Religionsphilosophie in England

Newton Herbert Marshall

Themes: Philosophy

#19

A Discourse on Inequality

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Themes: Philosophy

#20

The First Book Of Virgil’s Aeneid: With A Literal Interlinear Translation On The Plan Recommended By Mr. Locke (1829)

Virgil

Themes: Philosophy

#21

Sophie’s World A Novel About the History of Philosophy

Jostein Gaarder

Themes: Philosophy

#22

The Consciousness Of Infinite Union

Julia Seton

Themes: Philosophy

#23

Shakespeare’s Theater of Judgment Six Keywords

Kevin Curran

Themes: Philosophy

#24

Northborough History (1921)

Josiah Coleman Kent

Themes: Philosophy

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Philosophy — the same threads that run through Great Men by Thomas Carlyle. Among the authors featured: Edward S. Ellis, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Egyptian Publishing Company, John Stebbins Lee, and others.