Project Gutenberg 2008-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 149 Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron 1800 1859 Macaulay, Lord (Thomas Babington Macaulay) Macaulay, T. Babington (Thomas Babington) Macaulay, Thomas Babington Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1 Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Mike Alder, Sue Asscher, and David Widger "Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1" by Thomas Babington Macaulay is a collection of essays and speeches written in the early to mid-19th century. This compilation includes some of Macaulay's earliest introspections as well as his matured ideas, reflecting his development as a writer and thinker. The book is characterized by his vigorous prose, insight into political discourse, and profound historical observations, establishing a narrative around the role of the historian and critic in society. The beginning of this volume features a preface that outlines Macaulay's expectations for the publication of his works after his death and sketches his academic and political life, revealing his commitment to historical accuracy and the power of literature. It hints at the unique blend of personal reflections on his growth and the cultural critiques that follow in the subsequent essays. Elements of humor and an evident disdain for certain societal norms can be seen in his discussions regarding the Royal Society of Literature and its ineffectiveness. The later contributions in the volume promise a rich exploration of literary and political subjects, set against the backdrop of Macaulay's ideological battles and personal anecdotes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English essays PR Text Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 404040 404041 2025-01-07T23:26:03.650102 2023-10-01T11:13:05.520776 text/html text/html 398535 2013-01-10T16:34:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii 145327 2013-01-10T16:35:08 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 249586 2025-01-07T23:26:12.053124 application/epub+zip 252931 2025-01-07T23:26:07.506067 application/epub+zip 204379 2025-01-07T23:26:06.159123 application/epub+zip 521182 2025-01-07T23:26:15.532226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501451 2025-01-07T23:26:11.184065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287907 2022-09-01T14:06:14.862513 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357821 357785 2025-01-07T23:26:03.148139 2023-10-01T11:13:05.065825 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 357806 2008-07-14T14:01:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140144 2008-07-14T14:01:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19636 2025-01-07T23:26:15.656065 application/rdf+xml 23270 2025-01-07T23:26:06.703081 image/jpeg 4806 2025-01-07T23:26:06.432096 image/jpeg 245996 2025-01-07T23:26:03.683128 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