These fascinating and revealing political and social diaries cover English history from the Regency to the Crimean War.
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Etat : New. Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville (1794-1865) was Clerk to the Privy Council for over forty years, and mixed with all the great political names of the day. His diaries covering the period 1820-1860 are a major source for nineteenth-century history, and were . N° de réf. du vendeur 595330074
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville (17941865) was one of the most important English political and social diarists. Clerk to the Privy Council for over forty years, he mixed with all the great political names of the day, including Wellington, Melbourne, Palmerston and Peel. Greville was fascinated by people, and a great collector of information, believing that 'there is always something to be learned from everybody if you touch them on the points they know'. He revelled in the exalted company he kept, and always intended his diaries to be published after his death. They appeared in eight volumes between 1874 and 1887, and form an important historical source for the first half of the nineteenth century. Although he is not a gossip, the diaries caused outrage in some of those who featured in it, such as Disraeli and Queen Victoria, who saw publication as a great betrayal of trust. Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville (17941865) was Clerk to the Privy Council for over forty years, and mixed with all the great political names of the day. His diaries covering the period 18201860 are a major source for nineteenth-century history, and were published between 1874 and 1887. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781108030199
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville (17941865) was one of the most important English political and social diarists. Clerk to the Privy Council for over forty years, he mixed with all the great political names of the day, including Wellington, Melbourne, Palmerston and Peel. Greville was fascinated by people, and a great collector of information, believing that 'there is always something to be learned from everybody if you touch them on the points they know'. He revelled in the exalted company he kept, and always intended his diaries to be published after his death. They appeared in eight volumes between 1874 and 1887, and form an important historical source for the first half of the nineteenth century. Although he is not a gossip, the diaries caused outrage in some of those who featured in it, such as Disraeli and Queen Victoria, who saw publication as a great betrayal of trust. Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville (17941865) was Clerk to the Privy Council for over forty years, and mixed with all the great political names of the day. His diaries covering the period 18201860 are a major source for nineteenth-century history, and were published between 1874 and 1887. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781108030199
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville (17941865) was one of the most important English political and social diarists. Clerk to the Privy Council for over forty years, he mixed with all the great political names of the day, including Wellington, Melbourne, Palmerston and Peel. Greville was fascinated by people, and a great collector of information, believing that 'there is always something to be learned from everybody if you touch them on the points they know'. He revelled in the exalted company he kept, and always intended his diaries to be published after his death. They appeared in eight volumes between 1874 and 1887, and form an important historical source for the first half of the nineteenth century. Although he is not a gossip, the diaries caused outrage in some of those who featured in it, such as Disraeli and Queen Victoria, who saw publication as a great betrayal of trust. Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville (17941865) was Clerk to the Privy Council for over forty years, and mixed with all the great political names of the day. His diaries covering the period 18201860 are a major source for nineteenth-century history, and were published between 1874 and 1887. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781108030199
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