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George Macaulay Trevelyan (1876–1962)

Author of English Social History

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Works by George Macaulay Trevelyan

English Social History (1942) 591 copies
England under the Stuarts (1904) 313 copies
History of England (1926) 298 copies
History of England, Volume 1 (1926) 123 copies
The Life of John Bright (1913) 27 copies
History and the reader (1945) 17 copies
England under Queen Anne (1930) 16 copies
Grey of Fallodon (1937) 14 copies
Layman's Love of Letters (1973) 5 copies
The middle marches (1935) 4 copies
Scenes from Italy's war (2012) 4 copies
The National Trust (1948) 1 copy
Ramillies 1 copy
FIFTY YEARS 1 copy

Associated Works

The Varieties of History: From Voltaire to the Present (1956) — Contributor — 327 copies
The Golden Warrior (1948) — Foreword, some editions — 130 copies
The Journeys of Celia Fiennes (1947) — Preface — 106 copies
John Buchan by his wife and friends (1947) — Preface, some editions — 39 copies
The Poetical Works of George Meredith (1912) — Editor — 18 copies
The National Trust: A Record of Fifty Years' Achievement (1945) — Introduction — 13 copies
The union of Italy, 1815-1895 (1898) — Contributor, some editions — 5 copies
Carlyle; an anthology (1953) — Editor — 2 copies

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SueJBeard | Feb 14, 2023 |
I thought this would be a good, overview narrative history of the period listed, but it is more of a running commentary on the history, that we are supposed to already know. This stretched me a bit, as I am not always first hand familiar with the ways of Charles, James II, Pitt and Marlborough, but .... for what it is, this account is outstanding. I found myself buying the author's perspective frequently and when i didn't, the matter was left open in a good open way. Well organized and just enough background (history) to keep a person like me engaged.… (more)
 
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apende | Jul 12, 2022 |
Lost the thread in this one... follow up to the excellent volume 2. In this one, I think maybe the author was too close / too recent with the events. We get lots of hurrahs for specific people assisting in reform efforts for example- but it sounds more like shout outs to friends or associates of the author and not distant historical appreciation. Must also be that as i am much more familiar with this time period - lead up to WW I, for example, the narrative seems spotty and not always that helpful at getting the big picture (the point of a book like this).… (more)
 
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