Historical Memoirs of my Own Time Historical Memoirs of my Own Time 2 Volume Set Series
Langue : Anglais
Auteur : Wraxall Nathaniel William
Originally published in 1815, this is the 'corrected' second edition of a travel writer's controversial but hugely popular two-volume memoirs.
Sir Nathanial William Wraxall (1751?1831), traveller and writer, served as an MP from 1780 to 1794 and was made a baronet in 1813. Upon publication in 1815, his memoirs were an immediate, though controversial, success: 1,000 copies sold out within five weeks. Accused of libelling a Russian diplomat, and found guilty, Wraxall brought out this second edition later that same year, with the offending passages removed. Volume 2 comprises the majority of the second, and more controversial, part of the work, which covers 1781?4. Wraxall's early parliamentary years were a difficult period in England, the American War of Independence dominating Lord North's administration until his unexpected resignation on 20 March 1782. The 'great despondency' continued; nevertheless, Wraxall's colourful delineations of Fox and Burke, the Earl of Shelburne, Sheridan and Pitt, as well as 'the less efficient members of the cabinet', make for an entertaining read.
Part the second.
Date de parution : 07-2014
Ouvrage de 610 p.
14.2x21.5 cm
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