History of Civilization in England: Volume 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, General) - Softcover

Buckle, Henry Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108036449 ISBN 13: 9781108036443

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

English historian Henry Thomas Buckle (1821–62) was born into the family of a wealthy London merchant. A child of delicate health, and tutored privately at home, he never attended university. Nevertheless, it was clear that he was meant for intellectual pursuits and by the age of twenty he was a formidable chess player. With his love of books and reading, he set out on an ambitious plan to write a fourteen-volume history of civilisation, and at the same time to put historical research on a more scientific basis. The work would have included a greater number of countries, but due to his early death, only two volumes exist. Published in 1861, this is the second of two volumes that make up Buckle's unfinished history of civilization. It focuses on Scotland, and its intellectual, religious, political and social history. It also includes a chapter on Spain.

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Book Description:

Published in 1857 and 1861 respectively, these are the only two volumes of Buckle's ambitious but unfinished history of civilisation. The books cover the intellectual, religious, political and social history of England, France, Scotland, and to a lesser extent, Spain.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1108036449
• ISBN 13: 9781108036443
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 638