Macaulay (Cambridge Library Collection - English Men of Letters) - Softcover

Morison, J. Cotter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108034535 ISBN 13: 9781108034531

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Historian, essayist and poet, Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–59) is described by his biographer as possessing a mind that was born wise and nurtured to a state of brilliance. With an ability to imbue his most scholarly works with a narrative power 'on a level with that of the greatest masters of prose fiction', Macaulay's multi-volume History of England assured his fame in middle-class Victorian households. Nevertheless, few today are familiar with the author's personal history. Published in the first series of English Men of Letters in 1882, this biography by James Cotter Morison (1832–88) introduces readers to the main influences on Macaulay's life and work from his childhood, through his days at Trinity College, Cambridge, to the writing of his History. The result is a sympathetic and detailed portrait of a man whose life was shaped by literature.

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The historian Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–59) is described by his biographer as having been born wise and nurtured to a state of brilliance. Published in 1882, this work introduces readers to the main influences on Macaulay's writing, providing a portrait of a man whose life was shaped by literature.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108034535
• ISBN 13: 9781108034531
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200