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1776 Address to the King. Ylll Letter to Sheriffs of Bristol. 1 778 Death of Pitt the Elder. 1779 Death of Garrick. 1780 Speech on the Economical Reform. Elected to House of Commons for Malton. 1782 Second Rockingham Ministry.
1776 Address to the King. Ylll Letter to Sheriffs of Bristol. 1 778 Death of Pitt the Elder. 1779 Death of Garrick. 1780 Speech on the Economical Reform. Elected to House of Commons for Malton. 1782 Second Rockingham Ministry.
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For about two decades, beginning in the early 1780's, English received much help from Walker King (c. 1755—1827), one of Burke's literary executors, who later edited half of Burke's collected works, and also from his brother John King.
For about two decades, beginning in the early 1780's, English received much help from Walker King (c. 1755—1827), one of Burke's literary executors, who later edited half of Burke's collected works, and also from his brother John King.
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During the first year of work on the Annual Register, 1758—59, Burke also worked on his "Essay towards an Abridgment of the English History," but it was never completed beyond the reign of King John, and was published posthumously in ...
During the first year of work on the Annual Register, 1758—59, Burke also worked on his "Essay towards an Abridgment of the English History," but it was never completed beyond the reign of King John, and was published posthumously in ...
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It was not that Burke was inconsistent in principle, but that the sources of oppression in the two revolutions were altogether different — in the American, from the King and Parliament against the colonies, ...
It was not that Burke was inconsistent in principle, but that the sources of oppression in the two revolutions were altogether different — in the American, from the King and Parliament against the colonies, ...
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 19 | |
| 47 | |
An Abridgment of English History 1757 | 76 |
Selections from Book Reviews in the Annual Register | 104 |
A Short Account of a Late Short Administration 1766 | 117 |
Speech on Conciliation 1775 | 176 |
Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol 1777 | 223 |
Tract on the Popery Laws 1765 | 253 |
A Letter to a Peer of Ireland 1782 | 274 |
A Letter to Sir Hercules Langrishe 1792 | 288 |
A Letter to Richard Burke 1793 | 320 |
A Letter to William Smith 1795 | 330 |
Speech on Economical Reform 1780 | 341 |
Speech on the Middlesex Election 1771 | 363 |
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| Title | Edmund Burke: Selected Writings and Speeches |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Editor | Peter James Stanlis |
| Publisher | Transaction Publishers |
| ISBN | 141282222X, 9781412822220 |
| Length | 585 pages |
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