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Excerpt from The Life and Speeches of the Right Hon. John Bright, M. P, Vol. 1 of 2The great favour with which the public and the press received the biography of Mr. Gladstone, encouraged me to proceed with the life of Mr. Bright, which may be regarded as a companion work to its predecessor. In the history of Liberalism during our own genera tion, Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Bright have been com plementary forces. The former has been the great ofi'i...

Excerpt from The Life and Speeches of the Right Hon. John Bright, M. P, Vol. 2 of 2Mr. Disraeli moved an amendment to the effect that the House should not go into committee on the Customs Act until it should have considered and assented to the French Treaty, but this was rejected by 293 to 230. Ou the 2lst, however, another debate upon the Budget was raised on Mr. Ducane's motion, That this House, recognizing the necessity of pro viding for th...

Excerpt from Heroes of the Nineteenth Century: Gladstone Havelock Bismarck LincolnLeaving Eton in 1827, Gladstone became for a time the private pupil of Dr. Turner, afterwards Bishop of Calcutta. Then in 1829 he proceeded to Christ Church, Oxford, where he was made a student on the foundation. Two years later he went up for' his examination, and completed his academical career by attaining the highest honours of the University, graduating doub...

Excerpt from Leaders of Modern Industry: Biographical SketchesThe courage and perseverance of Englishmen under difficulties have become proverbial, and these admirable qualities were never shown to greater advantage than in the lives of George and Robert Stephenson. The father was vigorous in mind and body, strong and self-reliant in character, always keeping his end steadily in View, and yet with a strain of tenderness running through his nat...

Excerpt from Canada Its Rise and ProgressSuccess to our brethren across the sea, who are thus resolved to place Canada in the forefront of the world's progress!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving th...

Excerpt from John Knox and the Scottish ReformationCast were among the most stirring in the history of Scotland. The wave of Protestant enthusiasm which had already swept over.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the wor...

Excerpt from The Life of the Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone, M. P., D. C. L., Etc, Vol. 1Education - 'l'he War with China - Fall of the Whig Government - Sir Robert Peel again in Office - Mr. Gladstone vice-president of the Board of Trade - His Marriage. Family, 850.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an importa...

Excerpt from History of the English Parliament, Vol. 1: Together With an Account of the Parliaments of Scotland and Ireland, From the Earliest Times to the Death of Charles III now leave this narrative, which I have striven to produce in the true historical spirit and without political bias, in the hands of the reader. Whatever his political views may be, there is much in the stirring record of the British Parliament to make him proud of the a...

Excerpt from Life and Speeches of the Right Honourable John Bright, M. P, Vol. 1N the long and distinguished annals of Eng lish statesmanship, there is no name that more worthily challenges admiration than.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to...

The Life of the Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1880.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques o...

Excerpt from Illustrated British Ballads, Old and NewIt is recorded of Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne at the commencement of the eighth century, that he could find no mode of commanding the attention of his townsmen so efficacious as that of standing on the bridge and singing a ballad which he had composed. Certainly the ballads of a nation hold a distinct and important place in its literature, and can be made the vehicle for inculcating the hig...

Excerpt from The Life and Speeches of the Right Honourable John Bright, M. P, Vol. 3On the introduction of this bill, Mr. Bright delivered a speech which attested his mastery of the whole subject. In fact, he and Sir Charles Wood occupied the entire evening. Sir Charles spoke for five hours, viz., from five to ten o'clock, - and Mr. Bright for two hours, from ten to twelve o'clock.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousa...

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The Life of the Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1880. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques ...

The Prime Ministers of Queen Victoria is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1886. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks ne...

Excerpt from Shelley: A Critical BiographyLiberal he was of soul, and frank of heart, And to his many friends - all loved him well Whate'er he knew or felt he would impart.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, p...

Excerpt from The Life of the Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone, M. P., D. C. L., &C, The leading purpose of this work is of a biographical and historical, rathe1 than of a polemical character. It has been my object to place before the reader the story of Mr. Gladstone s life - and his relations to the great movements of his time - through the medium of his writings and speeches. In the Parliamentary portion of the work, I have been sp...

Excerpt from History of the English Parliament, Vol. 2: Together With an Account of the Parliaments of Scotland and Ireland Here was the Old threat, covertly expressed, to do without Parliaments, if they were found intractable. But for the present the House acquiesced. The revenues which Charles II. Had possessed for life, and which were now reckoned at about were granted to his successor for the same period, and the tax upon wines was voted ...

The United States - From the Earliest Times to the Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are ava...