Literary and Biographical Studies (Classic Reprint)

Literary and Biographical Studies (Classic Reprint)

Author: James Baker

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-22

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 9780483685895

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Excerpt from Literary and Biographical Studies Some Old square, faded, and tattered letters of Zachary Macaulay came into my hands the other day letters that have lain hidden for a century, that Lady Knutsford knew naught of, when She wrote the life of Lord Macaulay's father, the dominant, and indomitable Zachary. Zachary Macaulay ruled his family with an inflexible Will, yet that will was softened by the sweet influences Of his gentle wife Selina. These Old letters gave interesting glimpses into those home influences that moulded the character Of Tom, ' who was to become famous, and as historian, to Wield such an influence in England. The early training Of Tom's mother had been a useful one. She was the daughter Of a Bristol bookseller, a Mr. Mills, who had been so successful that he had been enabled to build a row of houses on the outskirts of the city, naming it Mills Place.' In living memory this place was near to open country, and close to Newfoundland Gardens, where vegetables were largely grown, and the little cottages were picturesque two-roomed dwellings. Mr. Mills lived in one Of the houses at Mills Place. 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.


The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay (Classic Reprint)

The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay (Classic Reprint)

Author: George Otto Trevelyan

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-09-17

Total Pages: 842

ISBN-13: 9781528470506

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Excerpt from The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay To give to the world compositions not intended for publi cation may be no injury to the fame of writers who, by habit. Were careless and hasty workmen; but it is far otherwise in the ease of one who made it a rule for himself to publish nothing which was not carefully planned, strenuously Ia bored, and minutely finished. Now, it is impossible to ex amine Lord Macaulay's journals and correspondence without being persuaded that the idea of their being printed, even in part, never vas present to his mind; and I should not feel myself justified in laying them before the public if it were not that their unlabored and spontaneous character adds to their biographical value all, and perhaps more than all, that it detracts from their literary merit. 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.


The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author: George Otto Trevelyan

Publisher:

Published: 2015-06-28

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 9781330468883

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Excerpt from The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 1 of 2 This work has been undertaken principally from a conviction that it is the performance of a duty which, to the best of my ability, it is incumbent on me to fulfill. Though even on this ground I can not appeal to the forbearance of my readers, I may venture to refer to a peculiar difficulty which I have experienced in dealing with Lord Macaulay's private papers. To give to the world compositions not intended for publication may be no injury to the fame of writers who, by habit, were careless and hasty workmen; but it is far otherwise in the case of one who made it a rule for himself to publish nothing which was not carefully planned, strenuously labored, and minutely finished. 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.