Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century

About this eBook

Author

Joy, James Richard, 1863-1957

Credits

This eBook was produced by Ryan Ramseyer

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

England -- Biography

Category

Text

eBook-No.

5876

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5876

Release Date

June 1, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.TEN ENGLISHMEN OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY — PREFACE — INTRODUCTION — ENGLAND IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY — THE STRUGGLE WITH NAPOLEON — THE RESETTLEMENT OF EUROPE — RAILWAYS — THE REFORM OF PARLIAMENT — ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS — THE POOR LAWS — ABOLITION OF SLAVERY — ACCESSION OF VICTORIA — O'CONNELL AND REPEAL — THE REPEAL OF THE CORN LAWS — HUMANITARIAN LEGISLATION — PALMERSTON AND FOREIGN RELATIONS — THE EASTERN QUESTION — THE GREAT SEPOY MUTINY — GLADSTONE AND DISRAELI — LIBERAL REFORMS — THE CAUSE OF IRELAND — DISRAELI AND IMPERIALISM — AFTER A HUNDRED YEARS — QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW — II — QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW — III — QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW
2. 2.IV — QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW — V — QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW — VI — QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW — VII — QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW — VIII — QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW — IX — QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW — BIBLIOGRAPHY — X — QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW — XI — QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW
3. 3.APPENDIX — I — WATERLOO — OPPOSITION TO REFORM — THE LAUREATE'S TRIBUTE — II — POLITICAL POETRY — THE FRIEND OF HUMANITY AND THE NEEDY KNIFE-GRINDER — THE GOVERNMENT OF ENGLAND. — III — IV — THOMAS MOORE TO LORD RUSSELL — ON BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS — THE CHAMPION OF REFORM — V — VI — VII — THE MOTIVES OF A REFORMER — THE DIARY OF A PHILANTHROPIST — THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN — VIII — THE "CIVIS ROMANUS" SPEECH — THE SEPOY MUTINY — THE LIGHT BRIGADE AT BALAKLAVA — IX — HOME RULE FOR IRELAND — IRISH NATIONALIST POETRY — THE FENIAN MEN — POST-MORTEM — X — THE EMPIRE

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