Life of John, Lord Campbell, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain; Consisting of a Selection from His Autobiography, Diary, and Letters (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ...the writs going out by the post the same evening. This course was successfully adopted. It was some comfort to me that I could not lose my seat in Parliament from the corruption or caprice of constituents, but I was very anxious about one election--for the borough of Cambridge, where my eldest son was a candidate. He had commenced operations there entirely out of his own head, and he conducted them to a prosperous issue, without any assistance from the Government, or from any friends except those which he himself had made upon the spot. On the day of the poll I had constant telegraphic despatches till I knew that he certainly was returned. This was a most joyous event, which reconciled me to any disappointments I might have suffered from. I remained at Stratheden House for a few weeks to complete the printing of the last series (vols. vi. and vii.) of my CHAP. Lives of the Chancellors, coming down to the death of Lord XXYI1-Eldon in 1838, and comprehending all the English ChanA.d. 187-cellors who have paid the debt of nature. The printing of the whole was finished within one year from the day that I wrote the first line of the life of Lord Loughborough. I had worked very hard, and I should not have done it better if I had taken a longer time. What reception these two volumes are to have, still remains to be seen, for Mr. Murray has advised that the publication of them should be delayed till the month of December. My own opinion is that they are more interesting than any of their predecessors. The new materials with which I have been furnished for the life of Loughborough are of great historical importance, and many parts of his career are as extraordinary as if they had been purely fictitious. Erskine's life was to me a labour of love....