Project Gutenberg 2013-07-26 Public domain in the USA. 84 Newton, Thomas Wodehouse Legh, Baron 1857 1942 Legh, Thomas Wodehouse, Baron Newton Newton, Lord Lord Lyons: A Record of British Diplomacy, Vol. 1 of 2 Produced by Brian Foley, Jane Robins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Lord Lyons: A Record of British Diplomacy, Vol. 1 of 2" by Newton is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work chronicles the life and diplomatic career of Lord Richard Lyons, who served during pivotal moments such as the American Civil War. Through detailed correspondence and reflections, it provides insights into British-American relations during this tumultuous period. The opening of the book introduces Lord Lyons, detailing his early life, education, and initial struggles within the diplomatic service. It highlights his journey from being an unpaid attaché at Athens to eventually taking up significant posts, including Minister at Washington. Furthermore, it sets the stage for the challenges he faced, particularly as civil tensions in the United States escalated, positioning him at the heart of critical diplomatic negotiations during the approaching storm of war. The narrative hints at the complexities of his role and the delicate political landscape he navigated while maintaining British interests. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43317/43317-h/images/coverpage.jpg en Europe -- Politics and government -- 1871-1918 Lyons, Richard Bickerton Pemell Lyons, Earl, 1817-1887 Diplomatic and consular service, British Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1837-1901 DA Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: Politics 861885 861894 2024-09-18T07:55:00.796362 2023-09-19T04:07:12.890364 text/html text/html 868237 2013-07-26T12:46:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 627783 2013-07-26T12:46:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 673433 2024-09-18T07:55:12.558279 application/epub+zip 680074 2024-09-18T07:55:02.563336 application/epub+zip 366113 2024-09-18T07:55:01.680339 application/epub+zip 934545 2024-09-18T07:55:20.268270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 868002 2024-09-18T07:55:11.347292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 557112 2022-09-19T18:11:13.650456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 818008 817787 2024-09-18T07:54:59.149398 2023-09-19T04:07:11.594343 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 817632 2013-07-26T12:46:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 288308 2013-07-26T12:46:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 817638 2013-07-26T12:46:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 288044 2013-07-26T12:46:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21151 2024-09-18T07:55:20.429236 application/rdf+xml 10260 2024-09-18T07:55:01.791348 image/jpeg 1938 2024-09-18T07:55:01.736339 image/jpeg 630024 2024-09-18T07:55:00.883381 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