"We are free, we are civilized, to little purpose, if we grudge to any portion of the human race an equal measure of freedom and civilization." - Thomas Macaulay
Thomas Macaulay was born in 1800, educated at Cambridge, became an MP and member of the Supreme Council of India. Later in life he was among the founding trustees of the National Portrait Gallery. He wrote extensively and compiled a famous History of England. He died in 1859 and is buried in Poets Corner, Westminster.
This Pocket Book contains an entire ballad from the Lays of Ancient Rome: How Horatius Held the Bridge; and was a favourite of JL Carr.
Unfortuntely, the binding staples have rusted and affected the centre page (see the 3rd image in the gallery); the remainder of the publication is undamaged.
Thomas Macaulay - Seconds
Publication Essentials
Pocket-sized at 13 x 9.5cm (5 x 3.5" in old money) and comprising 16 pages with a firm card cover. This little volume is just one in the series of Carr's Pocket Books; they hover between a greeting and a present and make a lasting alternative to a birthday card. In cold bedrooms, only one hand need suffer exposure. A distinguished novelist recommends them for reading in the bath and an ambassador claims they can be palmed from the cuff during tedious speeches or profitless sermons.Delivery Information
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‘Very Good’ - unread, spine intact, minor scuffs to cover/dust jacket.
‘Good’ - unread, spine intact, creased and/or discoloured cover/dust jacket, minimal yellowing of the pages.
