Choose the correct order of publication of Thomas Carlyle's works:
- A. The French Revolution: A History
- B. 'Signs of the Times'
- C. Chartism
- D. 'Occasional Discourse on the Negro Question'
- E. On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
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Correct answer: B. B, A, C, E, D
Explanation
'Signs of the Times' (1829) → The French Revolution (1837) → Chartism (1839, dated 1840) → On Heroes (1841) → 'Occasional Discourse' (1849).
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