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MEMOIRS OF JOHN HORNE TOOKE: VOLUME 2
INTERSPERSED WITH ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS |
By: |
Alexander Stephens |
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Paperback |

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ISBN 10: |
1108061613 |
ISBN 13: |
9781108061612 |
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Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
Pub. date: |
28 December, 2012 |
Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 17th and 18th |
Pages: |
534 |
Description: |
This acclaimed two-volume biography of the British political firebrand John Horne Tooke (1736-1812) first appeared in 1813. |
Synopsis: |
Equally revered and reviled, the radical John Horne Tooke (1736-1812) enjoyed a well-deserved reputation as a political firebrand. Having attended Eton and St John's College, Cambridge, he explored careers in the church and law before finally gaining recognition as a vehement advocate of political reform. This acclaimed two-volume biography by Alexander Stephens (1757-1821) was published in 1813, incorporating personal correspondence and presenting its subject as 'a firm friend to the laws and liberties of his native country'. Volume 2 covers the period 1777-1812 and leads the reader through Horne's two periods of imprisonment, two parliamentary election campaigns, the rise of the Society for Constitutional Information and the publication of his final pamphlet, A Warning to the Electors of Westminster (1807). This volume concludes with an account of his final years of ill health, his death and his political legacy. |
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black & white illustrations |
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UK |
Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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