James Anthony Froude was the biographer of Thomas Carlyle and published his life story in the Reminiscences in 1882. The Reminiscences created a huge scandal since it revealed that the much admired man, Carlyle, was a violent and ill-tempered man with faults. The Reminiscences sparked public outrage and Froude's reputation fell into disgrace when he was discredited and attacked (James Anthony Froude). However, it is important not to say that Froude has always been a controversial figure from a young age, starting with his book Nemesis of Faith (James Anthony Froude Dead 17). From a personal letter that Froude sent to Ruskin, Froude expresses his suffering due to his reputation (Froude 62-63). With such a disgraced reputation during his lifetime, one might expect his obituaries published a day or two after his death on October 20, 1894, to be similarly negative, especially since he continued to be discredited ten years after his death in works such as Froude's Nemesis by Crichton-Browne. However, the three obituaries I'm going to analyze are surprisingly mild, some even full of praise. The obituaries do not reflect a positive change in Froude's reputation, but a bias in their aim to celebrate the lives of the recently deceased despite their reputation. Froude's reputation was a disgrace after the publication of Reminiscences due to the alleged secrets it revealed from the much respected and admired man, Thomas Carlyle. The allegations were that Carlyle's marriage "was not a real marriage, and was only companionship", that Carlyle was abusive, and that what probably caused the greatest public outcry was Froude's implication that Carlyle was powerless, which was, as discussed in class, completely unthinkable to mention at the time. time, in many cases... middle of paper ......, has moved beyond his disgrace to recognize his contributions to literature. Even more surprising, the obituaries had in common that they criticized Froude and mentioned that he was one of the authors of the controversies.BibliographyFroude, James Anthony. "Letter to Ruskin". November 24, 1886. The Froude-Ruskin friendship. Ed. Helene Gill Viljoen. NY: Competition, 1996. p. 61-63. Froude, James Anthony. My dealings with Carlyle: accompanied by a letter from the late Sir James Stephem, Bart., KCSI dated December 9, 1886. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1903. Print. 2-36.James Anthony Froude. Editorial. New York Times, October 21, 1894. James Anthony Froude is dead. New York Times. October 21, 1894. ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851-2007) p. 17The death of James Anthony Froude. Editorial. The Times of London. October 22, 1894, p. 9, numbers 34401, col C.