Distinguished Men of Modern Times: In Four Volumes, Vol. 4 of 4 (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Davies, Francis H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1451005156 ISBN 13 : 9781451005158

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Distinguished Men of Modern Times, Volume IV: Gibbon to Wilberforce

A concise, approachable collection of biographies of notable figures from the 18th and 19th centuries. This volume highlights the lives and ideas of pivotal men who shaped modern thought and public life.

The book presents vivid sketches that mix personal detail with the historical context of each figure. It aims to illuminate how their choices, talents, and turning points contributed to lasting influence, from intellectual currents to social reform.

• Read short, engaging portraits that capture character, ambition, and the times they lived in
• Discover how early experiences, education, and relationships shaped their paths
• See connections between personal conviction and public action across diverse fields
• Gain a compact historical lens on long-lasting ideas and their consequences

Ideal for readers of concise biographies and history fans who want quick, reliable overviews of influential figures from Gibbon to Wilberforce.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

From a private school he was removed to Westminster; from Westminster to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was admitted as a gentleman-commoner, A pril 3, 1752, A bout this time his constitution, hitherto extremely feeble, acquired a sudden vigour, which never deserted him during the rest of his life. At Oxford he made absolutely no proficiency in any branch of knowledge, or any useful accomplishment. To the University of Oxford (he says) I acknowledge no obligation; and she will as cheerfully renounce me for a son, as I am willing to disclaim her for a mother. Accordingly he exhausts the severity of his sarcasm, both upon the system which was there established, and upon the men who administered it, without honestly inquiring whether he had laboured to extract, even from an imperfect system, the modicum of advantage which it was capable of yielding. But his recollections of Oxford were embittered by his subsequent contests with some of the clergy, and the jiostile treatment which he sustained at their hands; and the principles which he embraced in after life would have rendered him equally intolerant of any institution, standing on a religious foundation. During his residence at Oxford, and at the usually unreflecting age of sixteen, he was converted to the Roman Catholic faith. He was first stirred to thought by the bold criticism of Middleton. He then swallowed the miracles of the Basils, the Chry Rostoms, and other fathers of the Church; and Bossuet achieved the conquest by tlie Exposition of the Catholic Doctrine, and the History of the Variations. And then he made his formal recantation before a Jesuit, named Baker, one of the Chaplains of the Sardinian A mbassador.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1451005156
• ISBN 13: 9781451005158
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 482
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