Lives of philosophers of the time of George III

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Lives of philosophers of the time of George III

(Works of Henry, Lord Brougham, v. 1)

Thoemmes Press, 2003

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Reprint. Originally published: Edinburgh : A. and C. Black, 1872

Includes index

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Description

Henry Brougham, lawyer, politician and Lord Chancellor of England (1830-34), was also a famous writer on many topics. Brougham lived at the heart of intellectual life in Victorian Britain, counting Hazlitt, Leigh Hunt, Byron and Lamb among his friends. In 1802 he co-founded "The Edinburgh Review" and went on to write more than eighty articles for it. In the 1820s he helped to create the University of London, and to provide libraries for working men. In his public life Brougham supported the abolition of slavery, and brought about radical reform of the legal system. On his retirement from high office, Brougham went to live in France and devoted himself to writing. The horse-drawn "brougham" carriage is named after him. "Works of Henry, Lord Brougham" was first published between 1855 and 1861 in eleven volumes, and contains his many historical and critical works, as well as his writings on social policies and their application. This reprinting gives libraries a chance to acquire a very rare and significant source for many kinds of 19th-century specialist.

Table of Contents

Volume 1: 524pp Lives of Philosophers of the time of George III. Volume 2: 446pp Lives of Men of Letters of the time of George III. Volume 3: 448pp Sketches of Statesmen of the time of George III, first series. Volume 4: 502pp Sketches of Statesmen of the time of George III, second series. Volume 5: 452pp Sketches of Statesmen of the time of George III, third series. Volume 6: 462pp Natural Theology. Volume 7: 428pp Rhetorical and Literary Dissertations and Addresses (incl. articles for the Edinburgh Review). Volume 8: 478pp Historical and Political Dissertations. Volume 9: 474pp Speeches on Social and Political Subjects, with historical introductions - first series. Volume 10: 452pp Speeches - second series (slavery, Reform Bill 1831, Poor Laws, etc.). Volume 11: 546pp The British Constitution - its history, structure and working.

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  • NCID
    BA62042411
  • ISBN
    • 1843710579
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Bristol
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxix, 492 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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