The History of England from the Accession of James II
Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859) won instantaneous and outstanding success in prose poetry, in politics and oratory. His History, translated throughout Europe and achieving sales in America second only to the Bible, immediately became the canon of historical orthodoxy, replacing previous histories so completely that it is now difficult to see past its long and apparently effortless triumph.
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The History of England from the Accession of James II
Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859) won instantaneous and outstanding success in prose poetry, in politics and oratory. His History, translated throughout Europe and achieving sales in America second only to the Bible, immediately became the canon of historical orthodoxy, replacing previous histories so completely that it is now difficult to see past its long and apparently effortless triumph.
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The History of England from the Accession of James II
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781108036023 |
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Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date: | 11/10/2011 |
Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries |
Pages: | 704 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.80(d) |
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