Thomas Carlyle's classic work, Sartor Resartus, is a fascinating exploration of philosophy, literature, and culture that defies easy categorization. Part novel, part essay, and part autobiography, it takes the form of a series of fictional lectures by a German philosopher on the subject of 'clothes', which serves as a metaphor for the deeper questions of identity, meaning, and purpose that Carlyle addresses. Latter-Day Pamphlets, a collection of...