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Historical Essays of Thomas Babington Macaulay (Paperback)
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Historical Essays of Thomas Babington Macaulay (Paperback)
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HORACE WALPOLE. 1717-1797. Lord Dover edited and published, in
1833, the Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Oxford, to Sir Horace
Mann, British Envoy at the Court of Tuscany. Macaulay had a most
cordial dislike for Wai- pole and indulged his animosity in this
review of Lord Dover's volumes, published in Napier's magazine in
October, 1833. A letter to his sister Hannah gives us an insight
into some of his methods of composition, and suggests the care
devoted to even an unpleasant task. Under date of October 14 he
writes as follows: " I have just finished my article on Horace
Walpole. This is one of the happiest moments of my life: a stupid
task performed; a weight taken off my mind. I should be quite
joyous if I had only you to read it to. But to Napier it must go
forthwith; and as soon as I have finished this letter, I shall put
it into the general post with my own fair hands. I was up at four
this morning to put the last touch to it. ... I think that this
article will be a hit. We shall see. Nothing ever cost me more
pains than the first half; I never wrote anything so flow- ingly as
the latter half; and I like the latter half best. I have laid it on
Walpole so unsparingly that I shall not be surprised if Miss Berry
should cut me. You know she was Walpole's favorite in her youth."
When we remember that Walpole was fifty years ahead of his age in
his sentiments on the slave trade, it is surprising that a son of
Zachary Macaulay held him in so little esteem. We cannot transcribe
this title page without strong feelings of regret. The editing of
these volumes was the last of the useful and modest services
rendered to literature by a nobleman of amiable manners, of
untarnished public and private character, and of cultivated mind.
On this, as on other occasions, Lord Dover...
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Imprint: |
General Books LLC
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2012 |
First published: |
2012 |
Authors: |
Thomas Babington Macaulay
• Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay
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Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 5mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
100 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-217-22242-6 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-217-22242-0 |
Barcode: |
9780217222426 |
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