This third volume gathers Lord Macaulay's critical and historical essays, mostly first published in the Edinburgh Review. He examines books and figures from European and British history, including Ranke on the papacy, Warren Hastings, Frederick the Great, Addison, and Chatham. Listeners can enjoy his clear, vivid prose and his broad reflections on politics, literature, and character.
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CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL
ESSAYS
BY
LORD MACAULAY
IN THREE VOLUMES
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VOLUME III
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COPYRIGHT, 1899, BY HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & CO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1 RANKE'S HISTORY OF THE POPES LEIGH HUNT'S COMIC DRAMATISTS OF THE RESTORATION 47 LORD HOLLAND 101 WARREN HASTINGS 114 FREDERIC THE GREAT 243 DIARY AND LETTERS OF MADAME D'ARBLAY 331 THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF ADDISON 396 BARÈRE 487 591 THE EARL OF CHATHAM 689 INDEX TO THE ESSAYS CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL ESSAYS III
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