Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881) was a Scottish satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian era. "Thomas Carlyle" (bio), Dumfries-and-Galloway, 2008, webpage: [http://www.dumfries-and-galloway.co.uk/people/carlyle.htm dumfries-and-galloway.co.uk-carlyle]. He called economics "the dismal science", wrote articles for the Edinburgh Encyclopedia, and became a controversial social commentator. Coming from a strict Calvinist family, Carlyle was expected to become a preacher by his parents, but while at the University of Edinburgh, he lost his...

Preacher is a comic book series created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, published by the American comic book label Vertigo (an imprint of DC Comics), with painted covers by Glenn Fabry. The series consists of 75 issues in total—66 regular, monthly issues, five one-shot specials and a four-issue Preacher: Saint of Killers limited series. The entire run has been collected in nine trade paperback editions. The final monthly issue, number 66, was published in July 2000. Characters Plot Preacher tells the story of Jesse Custer, a down-and-out preacher in the small Texas tow...