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Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays: Vol. 5 With a Memoir and Index
by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
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Creators: Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1800-1859) and Edwin Percy Whipple (1819-1886) [Editor] "Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays; Vol. 5" by Thomas Babington Macaulay is a collection of essays published in 1843. Originally appearing in the Edinburgh Review over two decades, these pieces examine historical figures from Milton to Addison and events from the War of Spanish Succession to debates on church and state. Celebrated for their brilliant, lucid style and broad perspective, the essays also drew criticism for their Whig prejudices and factual liberties, yet became wildly popular across the English-speaking world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 1367