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George Lyttelton, Baron Lyttelton (1709–1773)

Author of Dialogues of the dead

17 Works 68 Members 1 Review

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Includes the names: Lord Lyttelton, George Lyttelton, Lord Lyttleton, lyttletonsirgeorge, Lord Lyttelton George, George Lyttelton Lyttelton, 1st Baron George Lyttelton, Lord Lyttelton. George William, Baron George Lyttelton Lyttelton, Baron Lyttelton. George Lyttelton, George William Lyttelton Lyttelton, George Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton

Also includes: George (1st Baron Lyttelton) Lyttelton (2)

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Works by George Lyttelton, Baron Lyttelton

Dialogues of the dead (2007) 16 copies

Observations on the conversion and apostleship of St. Paul (2013) 13 copies

The History of the Life of King Henry the Second: and of the age in which he lived (1769) 10 copies

The Persian Letters (1988) 6 copies

Contributions towards a glossary of the Glynne language (2005) 5 copies

The works of George Lord Lyttelton : formerly printed separately, and now collected together; with some other pieces,… 5 copies

The Court-secret: A Melancholy Truth. Now First Translated From the Original Arabic. By an Adept in the Oriental… (2018) 3 copies

Considerations upon the present state of our affairs, at home and abroad 1 copy

Letters of the late Lord Lyttleton 1 copy

The poems of Lyttleton, and E. Moore 1 copy

To the memory of a lady lately deceased : a monody 1 copy

Old common sense, or, The Englishman's journal 1 copy

Poems by the Right Honourable the late Lord Lyttleton 1 copy

The Court Secret [and] A New Journey to the World in the Moon [and] A Court Intrigue (1975) 1 copy

The poetical works of Lord Lyttelton. With the life of the author 1 copy

Lord Lyttleton's History of England 1 copy

Advice to a lady 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Lyttelton, George, Baron Lyttelton
Legal name: Lyttelton, George, 1st Baron Lyttelton of Frankley
Other names: Lyttleton, Sir George
Birthdate: 1709-01-17
Date of death: 1773-08-22
Burial location: Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, UK
Gender: male
Nationality: Great Britain
Country (for map): UK
Birthplace: Hagley, Worcestershire, England, Great Britain
Place of death: Hagley, Worcestershire, England, Great Britain
Places of residence: Hagley, Worcestershire, England, Great Britain (birth ∙ death)
Education: Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Oxford University (Christ Church)
Occupations: statesman
poet
historian
secretary (to Frederick, Prince of Wales, from 1737)
Commissioner of the Treasury (from 1744)
Chancellor of the Exchequer (from 1755) (show all 8)
writer
member of parliament (1735-1756)
Relationships: Lyttelton, Sir Thomas (father)
Fortescue, Lucy (spouse)
Awards and honors: created a Baron (1756)

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The Persian Letters by Lord Lyttelton George, edited by Roderick Boyd Porter

foreword by The Viscount Cobham, and an introduction by Pat Rogers

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WilliamReinhart | Feb 18, 2019 |

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Works: 17
Members: 68
Popularity: #253,411
Rating: ½ 3.5

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 10

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