Project Gutenberg 2005-04-24 Public domain in the USA. 160 Burke, Edmund 1729 1797 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) Reading ease score: 48.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Paul Murray, Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12)" by Edmund Burke is a historical collection of political writings and letters, likely written in the late 18th century. This volume focuses specifically on Burke's reflections and analyses regarding complex political matters of his time, particularly the French Revolution and its implications on England and Europe. Readers can expect an in-depth examination of Burke's political philosophy and criticisms of contemporary political theories, primarily addressing the themes of governance, liberty, and revolution. The opening portion of this volume begins with a preface by the editor, who discusses the meticulously curated content of this collection, revealing the challenges faced in compiling Burke's work posthumously. The editor highlights significant letters, including Burke's responses to political proposals regarding peace with France and reflections on the climate of political discourse during the revolutionary period. The text sets the stage for Burke's profound critiques of the French Revolution, emphasizing the dangers of radical political shifts and the potential consequences for established governance and societal order. Through a preliminary correspondence, important figures such as Lord Fitzwilliam and Lord Auckland are engaged, establishing a backdrop for the subsequent analysis of peace negotiations and political ideologies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1820 Political science -- Early works to 1800 DA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Browsing: Politics 760339 760344 2024-10-07T06:55:20.907498 2023-09-07T08:16:26.200713 text/html text/html 778651 2020-12-14T10:56:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 283754 2020-12-14T10:56:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 381249 2024-10-07T06:55:34.799436 application/epub+zip 391871 2024-10-07T06:55:26.381473 application/epub+zip 347627 2024-10-07T06:55:24.256496 application/epub+zip 786586 2024-10-07T06:55:40.791407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 732331 2024-10-07T06:55:32.995436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 648744 2022-09-07T23:15:25.304877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 703768 703557 2024-10-07T06:55:19.761483 2023-09-07T08:16:25.309701 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 703595 2020-12-14T10:56:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 257098 2020-12-14T10:56:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 703608 2020-12-14T10:56:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 257009 2020-12-14T10:56:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22048 2024-10-07T06:55:40.934383 application/rdf+xml 23427 2024-10-07T06:55:24.902456 image/jpeg 4619 2024-10-07T06:55:24.616459 image/jpeg 380555 2024-10-07T06:55:20.973507 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia