Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays (Vol. 1-6)
Macaulay's Literary TapestryBy Thomas Babington Macaulay
Length97h 49m
About this audiobook
This anthology, a labor of love spanning six volumes, showcases the diverse talents of Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay, a British historian and politician. Macaulay's brings together unparalleled essays, offering readers a holistic view of his erudition, historical insights, and literary critiques.
Table of Contents:
Volume 1:
Fragments of a Roman Tale
On the Royal Society of Literature
Scenes from "Athenian Revels"
Criticism on the Principal Italian Writers
Some Account of the Great Lawsuit between the Parishes of St. Dennis and St. George in the Water
A Conversation between Mr. Abraham Cowley and Mr. John Milton, Touching the Great Civil War, Set Down by a Gentleman of the Middle Temple
On the Athenian Orators
A Prophetic Account of a Grand National Epic Poem, to be Entitled "The Wellingtoniad," and to be Published A. D. 2824
On Mitford's History of Greece
Milton
Machiavelli
John Dryden
History
Hallam
Volume 2:
Mill on Government
Westminster Reviewer's Defence of Mill
Utilitarian Theory of Government
Southey's Colloquies
Mr. Robert Montgomery
Sadler's Law of Population
John Bunyan
Sadler's Refutation Refuted
Civil Disabilities of the Jews
Moore's Life of Lord Byron
Samuel Johnson
John Hampden
Volume 3:
Burleigh and His Times
Mirabeau
War of the Succession in Spain
Horace Walpole
William Pitt, Earl of Chatham
Sir James Mackintosh
Lord Bacon
Volume 4:
Sir William Temple
Gladstone on Church and State
Lord Clive
Von Ranke
Leigh Hunt
Lord Holland
Volume 5:
Warren Hastings
Frederic the Great
Madame D'Arblay
The Life and Writings of Addison
Barère
Volume 6:
The Earl of Chatham
Francis Atterbury
John Bunyan
Oliver Goldsmith
Samuel Johnson
William Pitt
The West Indies
The London University
Social and Industrial Capacities of Negroes
The Present Administration
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length97 hrs 49 mins
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Publish dateApr 19, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Volume 1: Biographical Sketch of Macaulay
38Lord Bacon 1 (pt. 1)
2Fragments of a Roman Tale
39Lord Bacon 1 (pt. 2)
3On the Royal Society of Literature
40Lord Bacon 1 (pt. 3)
4Scenes from “Athenian Revels”
41Volume 4
5Criticisms on the Principal Italian Writers
42Sir William Temple 1 (pt. 1)
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6Some Account of the Great Lawsuit Between the Parishes of St. Dennis and St. George in the Water.
43Sir William Temple 1 (pt. 2)
7A Conversation Between Mr. Abraham Cowley and Mr. John Milton, Touching the Great Civil War. Set Down by a Gentleman of the Middle Temple
44Gladstone on Church and State 1 (pt. 1)
8On the Athenian Orators
45Gladstone on Church and State 1 (pt. 2)
9A Prophetic Account of a Grand National Epic Poem, to be Entitled “The Wellingtoniad,” and to be Published A.D. 2824
46Lord Clive 1 (pt. 1)
10On Mitford’s History of Greece
47Lord Clive 1 (pt. 2)
11Milton1
48Von Ranke 1
12Machiavelli1
49Leigh Hunt 1
13John Dryden1
50Lord Holland 1
14History1
51Volume 5
15Hallam1 (pt. 1)
52Warren Hastings 1 (pt. 1)
16Hallam1 (pt. 2)
53Warren Hastings 1 (pt. 2)
17Volume 2
54Frederic the Great 1 (pt. 1)
18Mill on Government1
55Frederic the Great 1 (pt. 2)
19Westminster Reviewer’s Defence of Mill1
56Madame d’Arblay 1
20Utilitarian Theory of Government 1
57The Life and Writings of Addison 1 (pt. 1)
21Southey’s Colloquies 1
58The Life and Writings of Addison 1 (pt. 2)
22Mr. Robert Montgomery 1
59Barère 1 (pt. 1)
23Sadler’s Law of Population 1
60Barère 1 (pt. 2)
24John Bunyan 1
61The Earl of Chatham 1 (pt. 1)
25Sadler’s Refutation Refuted 1
62The Earl of Chatham 1 (pt. 2)
26Civil Disabilities of the Jews1
63Francis Atterbury
27Moore’s Life of Lord Byron 1
64John Bunyan
28Samuel Johnson 1
65Oliver Goldsmith
29John Hampden 1
66Samuel Johnson
30Volume 3
67William Pitt (pt. 1)
31Burleigh and His Times 1
68William Pitt (pt. 2)
32Mirabeau 1
69Appendix
33War of the Succession in Spain 1
70The West Indies 1
34Horace Walpole 1
71The London University 1
35William Pitt, Earl of Chatham 1
72Social and Industrial Capacities op Negroes 1
36Sir James Mackintosh 1 (pt. 1)
73The Present Administration 1
37Sir James Mackintosh 1 (pt. 2)
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