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CONTENTS Preface to the Transaction Edition tx Preface xi Chronological Table xiii Introduction 1 I. EARLY WRITINGS A Vindication of Natural Society (1756) 47 An Abridgment of English History (1757) 76 Selections from Book Reviews in ...
CONTENTS Preface to the Transaction Edition tx Preface xi Chronological Table xiii Introduction 1 I. EARLY WRITINGS A Vindication of Natural Society (1756) 47 An Abridgment of English History (1757) 76 Selections from Book Reviews in ...
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This is the first anthology of Burke to include selections from his An Abridgment of English History and his early book reviews in the Annual Register. The main purpose of these selections is to present extensive and in the main ...
This is the first anthology of Burke to include selections from his An Abridgment of English History and his early book reviews in the Annual Register. The main purpose of these selections is to present extensive and in the main ...
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An Abridgment of English History (published in 1811). Newcastle Ministry. 1758 Birth of Burke's son, Richard. Became acquainted with Dr. Johnson and Reynolds. 1759 First Annual Register published (Burke continued as editor to 1765-66).
An Abridgment of English History (published in 1811). Newcastle Ministry. 1758 Birth of Burke's son, Richard. Became acquainted with Dr. Johnson and Reynolds. 1759 First Annual Register published (Burke continued as editor to 1765-66).
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... and English jurisprudence, from the ancient Roman law to the common law of England down to his own age. In 1780 Burke stated that since "very early youth" he had "been conversant in reading and thinking upon the subject of our laws ...
... and English jurisprudence, from the ancient Roman law to the common law of England down to his own age. In 1780 Burke stated that since "very early youth" he had "been conversant in reading and thinking upon the subject of our laws ...
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Burke's particular awareness of English legal history and his general knowledge of the Natural Law were enormously increased by his role as editor and writer of Dodsley's Annual Register, from 1758 to at least 1765.
Burke's particular awareness of English legal history and his general knowledge of the Natural Law were enormously increased by his role as editor and writer of Dodsley's Annual Register, from 1758 to at least 1765.
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Contents
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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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