Get up close and personal with some of the heavy hitters of British history in this engaging volume of brief biographical sketches. With an emphasis on extracting moral lessons from the lives and choices of great men, British jurist James Bryce offers glimpses into the legacies of eminent figures ranging from Anthony Trollope to Lord Acton.
"Get up close and personal with some of the heavy hitters of British history in this engaging volume of brief biographical sketches. With an emphasis on extracting moral lessons from the lives and choices of great men, British jurist James Bryce offers glimpses into the legacies of eminent figures ranging from Anthony Trollope to Lord Acton."@en
"Studies in contemporary biography : (Inhalt: Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield.- Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Dean of Westminster.- Thomas Hill Green.- Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury.- Anthony Trollope.- John Richard Green.- Sir George Jessel.- Hugh M'Calmont Cairus, Earl Cairns.- James Fraser, Bishop of Manchester.- Stafford Henry Northeote, Earl of Iddesleigh.- Charles Stuart Parwell.- Henry Edward Manning Archbishop and Cardinal.- Edward Augustus Freemann.- Robert Lowe, Viscount Sherbrooke.- William Robertson Smith.- Henry Lidgwick.- Edward Ernest Bowen.-Edwin Lawrence Godkin.- John Emerich Daberg-Acton, Lord Acton.- William Ewart Gladstone.)"
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