Edmund Burke, Volume I
Edmund Burke, Volume I

Author: F. P Lock

Publisher: Clarendon Press

Published: 2008-08-28

Total Pages: 613

ISBN-13: 0191551562

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Edmund Burke (1730-1797) was one of the most profound, versatile, and accomplished thinkers of the eighteenth century. Born and educated in Dublin, he moved to London to study law, but remained to make a career in English politics, completing A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful (1757) before entering the political arena. A Member of Parliament for nearly thirty years, his speeches are still read and studied as classics of political thought, and through his best-known work, Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790) he has continued to exercise a posthumous influence as `the father of conservatism'. This is the first full, scholarly biography of Burke for over a generation, to be completed in two volumes. The first volume covers the years between 1730-1784, and describes his Irish upbringing and education, early writing, and his parliamentary career throughout the momentous years of the American War of Independence. Lavishly illustrated, it provides an authoritative account of the complexity and breadth of Burke's philosophical and political writing and examines its origins in his personal experiences and the political world of his day. This outstanding book will be be required reading for anybody seeking a fuller understanding of eighteenth-century history, philosophy, and political thought.

Edmund Burke: Volume I, 1730-1784
Edmund Burke: Volume I, 1730-1784

Author: F. P Lock

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 613

ISBN-13: 0198206763

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This is a full, scholarly biography of Burke in two volumes. The first volume covers the years between 1730-1784, and describes his Irish upbringing and education, early writing, and his parliamentary career throughout the momentous years of the American War of Independence. This second volume covers 1784-97; its leading themes are India and the French Revolution. Burke was largely responsible for the impeachment of Warren Hastings, former Governor-General of Bengal.

The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)
The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Edmund Burke

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-24

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13: 9780331864601

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Excerpt from The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Vol. 2 At that period, I had the fortune to find myself in perfect concurrence with a large majority in this house. Bowing under that high authority, and penetrated with the sharpness and strength of that early impression, I have continued ever since, without the least deviation in my original sentiments. Whether this be owing to an obstinate perseverance in error, or to a religious adherence to what appears to me truth and reason, it is in your equity to judge. 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.

HIST OF THE LIFE & TIMES OF ED
HIST OF THE LIFE & TIMES OF ED

Author: Thomas 1829-1899 Macknight

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2016-08-26

Total Pages: 590

ISBN-13: 9781362953258

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