David Hume: A Treatise of Human Nature
David Hume: A Treatise of Human Nature

Author: David Fate Norton

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2007-04-19

Total Pages: 752

ISBN-13: 0191569097

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David and Mary Norton present the definitive scholarly edition of one of the greatest philosophical works ever written. This second volume begins with their 'Historical Account' of the Treatise, an account that runs from the beginnings of the work to the period immediately following Hume's death in 1776, followed by an account of the Nortons' editorial procedures and policies and a record of the differences between the first-edition text of the Treatise and the critical text that follows. The volume continues with an extensive set of 'Editors' Annotations', intended to illuminate (though not intepret) Hume's texts; a four-part bibliography of materials cited in both volumes; and a comprehensive index.

David Hume: A Treatise of Human Nature
David Hume: A Treatise of Human Nature

Author: David Hume

Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand

Published: 2007-04-19

Total Pages: 752

ISBN-13: 0199263841

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David and Mary Norton present the definitive scholarly edition of Hume's Treatise, one of the greatest philosophical works ever written. This second volume contains their historical account of how the Treatise was written and published; an explanation of how they have established the text; an extensive set of annotations which illuminate Hume's texts; and a comprehensive bibliography and index.

Rotten Bodies
Rotten Bodies

Author: Kevin Siena

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2019-05-28

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 0300233523

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A revealing look at how the memory of the plague held the poor responsible for epidemic disease in eighteenth-century Britain Britain had no idea that it would not see another plague after the horrors of 1666, and for a century and a half the fear of epidemic disease gripped and shaped British society. Plague doctors had long asserted that the bodies of the poor were especially prone to generating and spreading contagious disease, and British doctors and laypeople alike took those warnings to heart, guiding medical ideas of class throughout the eighteenth century. Dense congregations of the poor--in workhouses, hospitals, slums, courtrooms, markets, and especially prisons--were rendered sites of immense danger in the public imagination, and the fear that small outbreaks might run wild became a profound cultural force. Extensively researched, with a wide body of evidence, this book offers a fascinating look at how class was constructed physiologically and provides a new connection between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries and the ravages of plague and cholera, respectively.

The Beau Monde
The Beau Monde

Author: Hannah Greig

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2013-09-26

Total Pages: 363

ISBN-13: 0199659001

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The story of the world's first fashion-obsessed society in eighteenth-century London - and the colourful tales of extravagance, vanity, intrigue, and sexual indiscretion that accompanied it

Moginie
Moginie

Author: Daniel Moginié

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1412026776

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This is the memoir of Daniel Moginié, a Swiss adventurer, first published in French in Lausanne in 1754 under the title l'Illustre Paisan. Further editions soon appeared in London, Frankfurt and Berne. As a young man Daniel travels to the Netherlands Indies and from there to Persia where he participates in the civil unrest, successively helping the Afghans, the reigning Shah and the usurper Nadir Shah. On Nadir's behalf he fights the Turks and undertakes a mission to Constantinople. Falling from favour he escapes to his former friends in Kandahar and then to India where he serves the Moghul Muhammad Shah. Daniel survives as a titled supporter of the Moghul and marries one of his daughters. When illness overtakes him he longs for reunion with his younger brother François. A sub-plot has it that the Moginié family derives from a line of west Asian kings, who settled in Switzerland after losing power. Daniel also seeks to regain the family status and fortune in the land of his forebears. The two Moginié brothers undoubtedly existed, but much of the book was probably the work of the political writer J-H. Maubert de Gouvest. His convenient plagiarisms show us the east through European eyes before the rise of colonialism and orientalism in the nineteenth century. The condition of Persia and Turkey directly affected Europe because of their borders with the Austrian and Russian empires. The tale is both an adventure and a review of a powerful and important region, its politics, trade and military potential. As the same time it is also a detective story in which the mysteries have not yet been resolved. Did Daniel write the memoir? Was it ghosted by Maubert or entirely written by him? If Maubert wrote it all, did Daniel even reach India? Did François collect his legacy? Who is the author of the notice in the Gentleman's Magazine in 1750? What part was played by the Chollets, father and son? Was François the subject of a hoax or the originator of one (or neither)? Were the Moginie ancestors kings or cowherds? One day the pieces may fit together to form a complete picture. Daniel's brother François/Francis was the founder of an English branch of the family, now established in Australia and New Zealand.

The Daughters of George III
The Daughters of George III

Author: Catherine Curzon

Publisher: Pen and Sword History

Published: 2020-08-31

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1473897556

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An in-depth look into the lives of the six daughters of King George III of England. In the dying years of the 18th century, the corridors of Windsor echoed to the footsteps of six princesses. They were Charlotte, Augusta, Elizabeth, Mary, Sophia, and Amelia, the daughters of King George III and Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Though more than fifteen years divided the births of the eldest sister from the youngest, these princesses all shared a longing for escape. Faced with their father’s illness and their mother’s dominance, for all but one a life away from the seclusion of the royal household seemed like an unobtainable dream. The six daughters of George III were raised to be young ladies and each in her time was one of the most eligible women in the world. Tutored in the arts of royal womanhood, they were trained from infancy in the skills vital to a regal wife but as the king’s illness ravaged him, husbands and opportunities slipped away. Yet even in isolation, the lives of the princesses were filled with incident. From secret romances to dashing equerries, rumors of pregnancy, clandestine marriage and even a run-in with Napoleon, each princess was the leading lady in her own story, whether tragic or inspirational. In The Daughters of GeorgeIII, take a wander through the hallways of the royal palaces, where the king’s endless ravings echo deep into the night and his daughters strive to be recognized not just as princesses, but as women too. Praise for The Daughters of George III “This fascinating look at the lives and times of the six daughters of George III and Queen Charlotte delivers an engaging read for enthusiasts of the royals and British history.” —Library Journal