Author: A. M. W. Stirling

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Published: 2015-07-26

Total Pages: 570

ISBN-13: 9781331988298

Excerpt from Coke of Norfolk and His Friends, Vol. 1 of 2: The Life of Thomas William Coke, First Earl of Leicester of Holkham, Containing an Account of His Ancestry, Surroundings, Public Services Private Friendships,& Including Many Unpublished Letters From Noted Men of His Day, English American "The life, the almost patriarchal life, of a man like Lord Leicester," says a writer of an obituary notice in 1842, "extending as it did over a vast portion of the most interesting and important periods of our history, is so interwoven with national events in which his active mind could not fail to take a conspicuous part, that, whether regarded as the Senator the friend and companion of those illustrious men who long since preceded him into the world of spirits, the consistent advocate of all that he deemed right and virtuous in high places, or the prince of landlords and farmers, rich and abundant matter is reserved for the pen of his biographer; and these materials I do earnestly hope to see, by suitable hands employed, worthily to honour the name and hallow the memory of Coke of Holkham." With regard to the non-appearance of that expected biography, I feel that a brief explanation is necessary. It is still a matter of comment, and in a former generation it was one of constant surprise that no life had been published of a man of such world-wide reputation as "Coke of Norfolk." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.