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- catalog abstract "This is the first full-length study of Lord Acton's History of Liberty. It is the first edited text of Lord Acton's notes made towards one of the great unwritten books of the nineteenth century. Herbert Butterfield once described Acton as by far the greatest historical thinker that England has ever had. A friend of Gladstone and a member first of the House of Commons and then of the Lords, he accumulated a vast library, most of which is now in the University Library in Cambridge. It represents a man of cosmopolitan interests, both as a campaigner against Papal Infallibility and then, after 1870, for liberal causes. George Watson's text is a full account of the surviving books and papers. Acton's projected masterpiece, however, - the history of liberty on which he worked intensively, mainly in the years 1877 to 1883 - never emerged beyond a series of notes. In this book, George Watson presents a text of those notes. They offer many examples of Acton's liberal philosophy and epigrammatic style.".
- catalog contributor b5920151.
- catalog contributor b5920152.
- catalog contributor b5920153.
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "1. The Man -- 2. The Books -- 3. The Manuscripts -- 4. The Madonna of the Future -- 5. The History of Liberty Notes -- Appendix: Private Memorandum by William Ewart Gladstone.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "This is the first full-length study of Lord Acton's History of Liberty. It is the first edited text of Lord Acton's notes made towards one of the great unwritten books of the nineteenth century. Herbert Butterfield once described Acton as by far the greatest historical thinker that England has ever had. A friend of Gladstone and a member first of the House of Commons and then of the Lords, he accumulated a vast library, most of which is now in the University Library in Cambridge. It represents a man of cosmopolitan interests, both as a campaigner against Papal Infallibility and then, after 1870, for liberal causes. George Watson's text is a full account of the surviving books and papers. Acton's projected masterpiece, however, - the history of liberty on which he worked intensively, mainly in the years 1877 to 1883 - never emerged beyond a series of notes. In this book, George Watson presents a text of those notes. They offer many examples of Acton's liberal philosophy and epigrammatic style.".
- catalog extent "x, 112 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Lord Acton's History of liberty.".
- catalog identifier "0859679950 :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Lord Acton's History of liberty.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Aldershot, Hants, England : Scolar Press ; Brookfield, Vt., USA : Ashgate Pub. Co.,".
- catalog relation "Lord Acton's History of liberty.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog subject "907/.2022 B 20".
- catalog subject "Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron, 1834-1902. History of liberty.".
- catalog subject "Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron, 1834-1902.".
- catalog subject "D15.A25 W38 1994".
- catalog subject "Historians Great Britain Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The Man -- 2. The Books -- 3. The Manuscripts -- 4. The Madonna of the Future -- 5. The History of Liberty Notes -- Appendix: Private Memorandum by William Ewart Gladstone.".
- catalog title "Lord Acton's History of liberty : a study of his library, with an edited text of his History of liberty notes / by George Watson.".
- catalog type "text".