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Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) — Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay

Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)

Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 621 pages

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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Contents

  1. CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL ESSAYS
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. RANKE'S HISTORY OF THE POPES[1]
  4. LEIGH HUNT'S COMIC DRAMATISTS OF THE RESTORATION[2]
  5. LORD HOLLAND[4]
  6. WARREN HASTINGS[5]
  7. FREDERIC THE GREAT[6]
  8. DIARY AND LETTERS OF MADAME D'ARBLAY[7]
  9. THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF ADDISON[9]
  10. BARÈRE[14]
  11. THE EARL OF CHATHAM[21]
  12. INDEX TO THE ESSAYS
  13. Transcriber's Notes:
  14. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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