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History of the Life and Reign of Richard the Third
To which is Added the Story of Perkin Warbeck from Original Documents
Häftad, 2010
636 kr
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No English king has been the subject of more heated debate than Richard III. In this 1898 revised edition of his classic biography, Gairdner attempts to produce a more balanced analysis of the sources than most earlier writers. While largely accepting the anti-Yorkist position shown by Thomas More …
A Vindication of the Rights of Men, in a Letter to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke
Occasioned by his Reflections on the Revolution in France
Häftad, 2010
439 kr
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Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) published A Vindication of the Rights of Men anonymously in 1790. The pamphlet sold out within three weeks to great acclaim, though later editions published under her own name met with notable opprobrium. It was the first of many printed responses to Edmund Burke's …
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects
Häftad, 2010
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Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) published A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in 1792. It was written in reaction to Rousseau's Emile (1762), which argued that the purpose of a girl's education was to make her useful to a man. Wollstonecraft offered a defence of woman's ability to reason, given …
Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson
Häftad, 2010
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These Memoirs, first published in 1806, show the determination of Lucy Hutchinson (1620-1681) to justify the stance of her husband Colonel John Hutchinson. In 1649 he had signed the death warrant of Charles I and went on to serve on the Council of State, but, after becoming disillusioned with …
An English Carmelite
The Life of Catharine Burton, Mother Mary Xaveria of the Angels, of the English Teresian Convent at Antwerp
Av Catharine Burton, Thomas Hunter
Häftad, 2010
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Catharine Burton (1688-1714) was an English Carmelite nun who in 1697 was inspired to write her autobiography following visions of her patron saint, St. Francis Xavier. During a severe illness in her teenage years which left her near death, Burton underwent a spiritual conversion and resolved to …
The Autobiography of Mrs. Alice Thornton, of East Newton, Co. York
Av Alice Thornton, Charles Jackson
Häftad, 2010
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Alice Thornton (1626-1707) was a middle-class woman who was best known for her autobiography describing the English Civil War and its effects on her life. She was the daughter of Christopher Wandesford (1592-1640), Lord Deputy of Ireland, and enjoyed a privileged upbringing. His death, followed by …
Through England on a Side Saddle
In the Time of William and Mary
Häftad, 2010
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Through England on a Side Saddle was written around 1700, and first published in full in 1888. Celia Fiennes (1662-1741) was the granddaughter of the 1st Viscount Saye and Sele. She was an enthusiastic traveller through England, both for pleasure and 'to regain my health by variety and change of …
A History of England
Principally in the Seventeenth Century
Häftad, 2010
803 kr
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German historian Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886) is well known for pioneering the modern historical method which advocates empiricism, rather than a focus on the philosophy of history. Emphasising the importance of presenting history exactly as it happened, Ranke asserted that different eras need to …
A History of England
Principally in the Seventeenth Century
Häftad, 2010
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German historian Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886) is well known for pioneering the modern historical method which advocates empiricism, rather than a focus on the philosophy of history. Emphasizing the importance of presenting history exactly as it happened, Ranke asserted that different eras need to …
A History of England
Principally in the Seventeenth Century
Häftad, 2010
787 kr
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German historian Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886) is well known for pioneering the modern historical method which advocates empiricism, rather than a focus on the philosophy of history. Emphasizing the importance of presenting history exactly as it happened, Ranke asserted that different eras need to …
A History of England
Principally in the Seventeenth Century
Häftad, 2010
738 kr
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German historian Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886) is well known for pioneering the modern historical method which advocates empiricism, rather than a focus on the philosophy of history. Emphasizing the importance of presenting history exactly as it happened, Ranke asserted that different eras need to …
A History of England
Principally in the Seventeenth Century
Häftad, 2010
754 kr
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German historian Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886) is well known for pioneering the modern historical method which advocates empiricism, rather than a focus on the philosophy of history. Emphasizing the importance of presenting history exactly as it happened, Ranke asserted that different eras need to …
A History of England
Principally in the Seventeenth Century
Häftad, 2010
754 kr
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German historian Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886) is well known for pioneering the modern historical method which advocates empiricism, rather than a focus on the philosophy of history. Emphasizing the importance of presenting history exactly as it happened, Ranke asserted that different eras need to …
British Colonial Policy, 1754-1765
Häftad, 2010
557 kr
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George Louis Beer (1872-1920) was an American historian, businessman and civil servant. After achieving success in the tobacco industry, Beer studied at Columbia University, and between 1893 and 1897 lectured on European history. After retiring, he studied British colonial policy, and was part of …
A History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century
Av William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Häftad, 2011
720 kr
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W. E. H. Lecky (1838-1903) was one of the most distinguished Victorian historians. He was unusual in the extent to which he made use of archival sources, and noted for his ability of do justice to both sides of an argument. His History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century was first published as …
A History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century
Av William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Häftad, 2011
803 kr
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W. E. H. Lecky (1838-1903) was one of the most distinguished Victorian historians. He was unusual in the extent to which he made use of archival sources, and noted for his ability of do justice to both sides of an argument. His History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century was first published as …
A History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century
Av William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Häftad, 2011
803 kr
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W. E. H. Lecky (1838-1903) was one of the most distinguished Victorian historians. He was unusual in the extent to which he made use of archival sources, and noted for his ability of do justice to both sides of an argument. His History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century was first published as …
A History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century
Av William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Häftad, 2011
720 kr
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W. E. H. Lecky (1838-1903) was one of the most distinguished Victorian historians. He was unusual in the extent to which he made use of archival sources, and noted for his ability of do justice to both sides of an argument. His History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century was first published as …
A History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century
Av William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Häftad, 2011
787 kr
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W. E. H. Lecky (1838-1903) was one of the most distinguished Victorian historians. He was unusual in the extent to which he made use of archival sources, and noted for his ability of do justice to both sides of an argument. His History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century was first published as …
The Case of Labourers in Husbandry Stated and Considered
Av David Davies
Häftad, 2010
491 kr
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David Davies (1742-1819) was an English clergyman and social commentator, best remembered for this survey of the lives of rural agricultural labourers. Davies was ordained in 1782 and became the rector of Barkham parish, where he remained incumbent until his death. This volume, first published in …
Chronological Notes of Scottish Affairs, from 1680 till 1701
Being Chiefly Taken from the Diary of Lord Fountainhall
Häftad, 2011
519 kr
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John Lauder, 2nd Lord Fountainhall (1646-1722) was a Scottish judge who opposed the Union of England and Scotland, and a perceptive observer of political affairs. His large collection of legal opinions and papers, particularly relating to the Privy Council of Scotland, is still consulted today. …
Every Man his Own Broker
Or, A Guide to Exchange-Alley
Häftad, 2010
468 kr
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Thomas Mortimer (1730-1810) is chiefly remembered as a writer on economics. Every Man his Own Broker was first published in 1761, and ran to fourteen editions in the next forty years, this reissue being of the fourth edition. It was based on his own experience of the stock market, which in the …
The Public Life of the Earl of Macartney
Av John Barrow, George Macartney
Häftad, 2011
787 kr
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George Macartney (1737-1806) had a long and distinguished political and diplomatic career. He held the post of Secretary for Ireland, was successively governor of Grenada, Madras and the Cape Colony, and served as trade envoy to Russia and China. The son of an Irish landowner, Macartney rose in his …
Some Account of the Public Life, and a Selection from the Unpublished Writings, of the Earl of Macartney
Av John Barrow, George Macartney
Häftad, 2011
787 kr
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George Macartney (1737-1806) had a long and distinguished political and diplomatic career. He held the post of Secretary for Ireland, was successively governor of Grenada, Madras and the Cape Colony, and served as trade envoy to Russia and China. The son of an Irish landowner, Macartney rose in his …
Our First Ambassador to China
An Account of the Life of George, Earl of Macartney, with Extracts from His Letters, and the Narrative of His Experiences in China, as Told by Himself, 1737-1806
Av Helen Henrietta Macartney Robbins, George Macartney
Häftad, 2011
821 kr
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George Macartney (1737-1806) was a British statesman, diplomat and administrator who held a succession of important appointments. In 1764 he was sent as envoy extraordinary to Russia, but described the Russian nobility as 'vain, petulant, inconsequent, indiscreet, and changeable'. After several …
Elizabeth Montagu, the Queen of the Bluestockings
Her Correspondence from 1720 to 1761
Av Elizabeth Montagu, Emily J. Climenson
Häftad, 2011
635 kr
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Bluestocking, author and hostess, Elizabeth Montagu (1718-1800) exercised an influence far beyond literary scholarship. Compiled by a relative, Emily Climenson, and published in 1906, this collection of her correspondence provides an excellent introduction to the culture and politics of …
Elizabeth Montagu, the Queen of the Bluestockings
Her Correspondence from 1720 to 1761
Av Elizabeth Montagu, Emily J. Climenson
Häftad, 2011
622 kr
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Bluestocking, author and hostess, Elizabeth Montagu (1718-1800) exercised an influence far beyond literary scholarship. Compiled by a relative, Emily Climenson, and published in 1906, this collection of her correspondence provides an excellent introduction to the culture and politics of …
Letters from the Mountains
Being the Correspondence with her Friends between the Years 1773 and 1803 of Mrs Grant of Laggan
Av Anne MacVicar Grant, J. P. Grant
Häftad, 2011
560 kr
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First published in 1806, and revised and edited by her son for this 1845 sixth edition, this collection of letters by Anne Grant (1755-1838) tells her story of thirty years' residence in the Scottish Highlands. Described by the author as 'sketches of a life spent in the most remote obscurity', it …
Letters from the Mountains
Being the Correspondence with her Friends between the Years 1773 and 1803 of Mrs Grant of Laggan
Av Anne MacVicar Grant, J. P. Grant
Häftad, 2011
549 kr
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First published in 1806, and revised and edited by her son for this 1845 sixth edition, this collection of letters by Anne Grant (1755-1838) tells her story of thirty years' residence in the Scottish Highlands. Described by the author as 'sketches of a life spent in the most remote obscurity', it …
Memoirs of the Life of Mrs Elizabeth Carter
With a New Edition of her Poems, Some of Which Have Never Appeared Before
Av Elizabeth Carter, Montagu Pennington
Häftad, 2011
1029 kr
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Montagu Pennington (1762-1849) published this account of the life and work of the English poet and classicist Elizabeth Carter (1717-1806) in 1807. Carter first made her name in 1758 through her English translation of the work of the Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus, for which she was acclaimed by …
