Edmund Burke: Volume I, 1730-1784
Author | : F. P Lock |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 613 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198206767 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198206763 |
Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Download or read book Edmund Burke: Volume I, 1730-1784 written by F. P Lock and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a full, scholarly biography of Burke in two volumes. The first volume covers the years between 1730-1784, and describes his Irish upbringing and education, early writing, and his parliamentary career throughout the momentous years of the American War of Independence. This second volume covers 1784-97; its leading themes are India and the French Revolution. Burke was largely responsible for the impeachment of Warren Hastings, former Governor-General of Bengal.