History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688 (Classics of British Historical Literature) - Hardcover

Hume, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0226360652 ISBN 13: 9780226360652

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1975

Synopsis

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Review

"Hume's History deserves to be ranked with such works as Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War and Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.... The theme of liberty, above all others, gives continuity to Hume's detailed examination of English constitutional development from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Revolution of 1688."

About the Author

David Hume (1711-1776), along with Adam Smith and Thomas Reid, was one of the most important figures of the Scottish Enlightenment. His writings, which encompass philosophy, economics, and history, include "A Treatise of Human Nature; Essays, Moral and Political; and An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding."

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226360652
• ISBN 13: 9780226360652
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448