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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Norton's Literary Letter, Comprising American Papers of Interest, and a Catalogue of Rare and Valuable Books Relative to America
Author: Norton's Literary Letter
Author: The Correspondence Of James Beattie
Author: Roger J. RobinsonPublisher: Thoemmes
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Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Correspondence Of James Beattie
Author: James BeattiePublisher: Thoemmes
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
James Beattie (1735-1803) was a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. He was a popular philosophical opponent of David Hume, and through his famous poem, The Minstrel, he had a lasting influence on Wordsworth and the Romantics. Beattie lived among the great literati of the time, and his wide correspondence provides a treasure trove of information about his contemporaries.
Catalogue of Manuscripts Acquired Since 1925: Manuscripts 1-1800, charters and other formal documents 1-900
Author: National Library of ScotlandPublisher:
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Category : Manuscripts
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The Early Letters of Bishop Richard Hurd, 1739-1762
Author: Richard HurdPublisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 9780851156538
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
A model edition of the early correspondence of one of George III's favourite bishops. ARCHIVES Richard Hurd is best known to ecclesiastical historians as one of George III's favourite bishops who was offered, and declined, the archbishopric of Canterbury. These letters, therefore, illuminate the early career of one of the most prominent clerics of the late eighteenth century. The letters begin in 1739, just after Hurd had graduated B.A. at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. They chart his gradual climb up the ladder of ecclesiastical preferment, through his time as Fellow at Emmanuel and end with him settled in the comfortable country rectory of Thurcaston in Leicestershire. Hurd had a wide circle of correspondents. He became a close friend of William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester, perhaps the most prominent controverialist of the period. He was also a member of a literary circle which included the poets Thomas Gray and William Mason. Indeed, Hurd himself is well-known to students of English literatureas the author of Letters on Chivalry and Romanceand as a significant figure among the so-called `pre-romantics'. Hurd's letters reveal the full range of his interests, from theology and university politics, through literature, to painting and sculpture. This edition, therefore, not only tells us about Hurd's early life and career, but also provides a valuable insight into the social life of the Anglican clergy in the eighteenth century.
British Diplomacy and Swedish Politics, 1758–1773
Author: Michael RobertsPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349056766
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
American Book Publishing Record
Author: Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research
Author: University of London. Institute of Historical ResearchPublisher:
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Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Contains reports on archives and on the problems and methods of historical research; summaries of unpublished historical theses produced at the institute; addenda and corrigenda to the Dictionary of national biography, the New English dictionary, and other standard collections; the migrations of historical manuscripts, etc.
The British Defeat of the French in Pennsylvania, 1758
Author: Douglas R. CubbisonPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786455950
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This is the first complete military study of the campaign directed by Brigadier General John Forbes in 1758 to drive the French out of the forks of the Ohio River. The author details the leadership, logistics, artillery, training and discipline that led to the campaign's success and discusses its role in American Colonial history.