小ピット書簡集（復刻版・全４巻） Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham 4 Volume Set (Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries) -- Mixed

Pitt, William/ Pringle, John Henry

Cambridge University Press（2013/12発売）

• ページ数 2188 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781108067522
• DDC分類 941

Full Description

Famed for his masterful oratory and fearless criticism of parliamentary opponents, William Pitt the Elder (1708-78) distinguished himself through the strong leadership he provided during Britain's struggle against France in the Seven Years' War. Edited by his great-grandsons and first published between 1838 and 1840, this four-volume collection presents nearly forty years' worth of letters to and from the great statesman. Each volume also contains a useful list of the principal officers of state for the period covered, along with facsimile plates of letters and signatures by some of Pitt's eminent correspondents. Volume 1 (1838) covers the period 1741-59, although most of the letters date from 1754 onwards. Including six pre-1760 letters, Volume 2 (1838) chiefly covers the period from 1760 through to the end of July 1766. Volume 3 (1839) covers the period from 1766 through to November 1770. Volume 4 (1840) covers the period from November 1770 until Pitt's death in May 1778.

Contents

Volume 1autographs; Correspondence, 1741-59. Volume 2: Acknowledgement; Principal officers of state; Facsimiles of autographs; Correspondence, 1757-66. Volume 3: Acknowledgement; Principal officers of state; Facsimiles of autographs; Correspondence, 1765-70. Volume 4: Acknowledgement; Principal officers of state; Facsimiles of autographs; Correspondence, 1770-8; Inscription on the public monument in Westminster Abbey; Lines engraved on the cenotaph erected in Guildhall; Inscription on the marble urn raised at Burton Pynsent by the countess of Chatham; Appendix.