Lord Lyons (Vol. 1&2) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Record of British Diplomacy (Complete Edition)By Thomas Wodehouse Legh Newton
Length28h 18m
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Lord Lyons (Vol. 1&2) is a substantial diplomatic biography of Richard Bickerton Pemell Lyons, tracing his service from early postings through his decisive ambassadorships in Washington during the American Civil War and in Paris amid the crises of late nineteenth-century Europe. Drawing on correspondence and official papers, the work combines narrative history with documentary sobriety, presenting diplomacy as a craft of restraint, judgment, and exact language. Its style is lucid, patrician, and archival, standing within the Edwardian tradition of political biography that sought to interpret empire through the careers of its servants. Thomas Wodehouse Legh Newton, later Lord Newton, was himself a public figure, parliamentarian, and writer deeply familiar with the conventions of British official life. His aristocratic background, political experience, and proximity to diplomatic culture equipped him to understand Lyons not merely as a subject of record but as an exemplar of professional statecraft. Newton's perspective is sympathetic yet disciplined, shaped by an era that valued continuity, discretion, and imperial responsibility. This work is recommended to readers interested in Victorian diplomacy, Anglo-American relations, and the evolution of modern foreign service. It rewards those who value careful evidence, measured prose, and historical judgment.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length28 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 6, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Ten Years' Exile (Annotated)
2Lord Lyons (Vol. 1&2)
3Volume 1
4PREFACE
5CHAPTER I EARLY LIFE
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6CHAPTER II WASHINGTON (1859-1860)
7CHAPTER III Outbreak of Civil War—The 'Trent' Case (1860-1861)
8CHAPTER IV COURSE OF THE CIVIL WAR (1862-1865)
9CHAPTER V CONSTANTINOPLE (1865-1867)
10CHAPTER VI THE SECOND EMPIRE (1867-1869)
11CHAPTER VII SECRET PROPOSALS FOR DISARMAMENT (1870)
12CHAPTER VIII THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR (1870)
13CHAPTER IX THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE (1870-1871)
14Volume 2
15CHAPTER X THE THIRD REPUBLIC(1871–1873)
16CHAPTER XI MARSHAL MACMAHON'S PRESIDENCY(1873–1875)
17CHAPTER XII THE EASTERN QUESTION(1876–1878)
18CHAPTER XIII M. GRÉVY'S PRESIDENCY(1878–1879)
19CHAPTER XIV THE REVIVAL OF FRANCE(1880–1881)
20CHAPTER XV ARABI'S REBELLION(1881–1882)
21CHAPTER XVI ANGLOPHOBIA(1883–1885)
22CHAPTER XVII THE LAST YEAR'S WORK(1886–1887)
23APPENDIX
24Memorable Quotes
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