The English in Ireland in the Eighteenth Century, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint)
by James Anthony Froude
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Excerpt from The English in Ireland in the Eighteenth Century, Vol. 1 of 3When twelve years ago Mr. Gladstone undertook to re store health to Ireland, many persons acquainted with the country believed that he was dealing with the outward symp. Toms merely of a disorder of which he mistook the nature, and that the measures which he was adopting would make the patient rather worse than better.The type of Irish agitation is so unchanging that the disease at all times is obviously the same. show more Various modes of treatment have been tried for it, and tried unsuccessfully; and the political physician should thus have unusual means of learning the effect to be looked for from this or that pro posed remedy. It did not appear, however, ten years ago, from the language of Mr. Gladstone and the supporters of his policy, that they had taken advantage of their oppor tunities. They talked vaguely and violently of past mis takes, but they betrayed an imperfect acquaintance with the character of those mistakes. The subject itself indeed seemed never to have been adequately studied; and the most important authorities were only accessible in manu script.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. show lessTags
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English historian James Froude studied at Oxford University, where for a time he fell under the influence of the religiously motivated Oxford movement. Eventually he left Oxford and went to London, where he formed a close friendship with Thomas Carlyle. A vigorous Protestant nationalist, Froude was sympathetic to Henry VIII but highly critical of show more Elizabeth I. Among the best known of Froude's many works is his 12-volume The History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada (1856-70). Written in a style that was both refined and fluent, it represented the first detailed account of this period of English history. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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