Croker Papers - The Correspondence Diaries of Late Right Honourable John Wilson

Klappentext Published in 1884, Tory politician and writer J. W. Croker's papers are an important source of information on nineteenth-century political and literary history. Zusammenfassung John Wilson Croker (1780–1857), politician and writer, held the post of Secretary to the Admiralty from 1809 until 1830. He was a prolific letter-writer, and his papers were published in 1884. Volume 3 covers from 1843 until his death. Inhaltsverzeichnis 23. 1843-4. Mr. Croker's acquaintance with Samuel Wilberforce; 24. 1845-6. Political events of these two years; 25. 1847. The differences between Mr. Croker and Sir R. Peel; 26. 1848-9. General correspondence of these and preceding years; 27. 1850-1. Louis Philippe in England; 28. 1852-3. The Conservative Party in 1852; 29. 1854. The controversy over Lord John Russell's 'Memoirs of Moore'; 30. 1855-7. Loss of many old friends; Index.

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• Authors: John Wilson Croker
• Assisted by: Louis J. Jennings (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.02.2012
• EAN: 9781108044608
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04460-8
• No. of pages: 412
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies