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Historical Memoirs of My Own Time 2 Volume Set
Nathaniel William Wraxall
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Description for Historical Memoirs of My Own Time 2 Volume Set
paperback. Originally published in 1815, this is the 'corrected' second edition of a travel writer's controversial but hugely popular two-volume memoirs. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 17th and 18th Centuries. Num Pages: 1182 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BM; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 71. Weight in Grams: 1383.
Sir Nathanial William Wraxall (1751–1831), traveller and writer, served as an MP from 1780 to 1794 and was made a baronet in 1813. Upon publication in 1815, his memoirs were an immediate, though controversial, success: 1,000 copies sold out within five weeks. Accused of libelling a Russian diplomat, and found guilty, Wraxall brought out this second edition later that same year, with the offending passages removed. Volume 1 covers 1772–81, a period of extensive travel, which took him across several European countries, including Portugal, France, Germany and Italy, returning to London in 1780. Volume 2 comprises the majority of the ... Read more
Sir Nathanial William Wraxall (1751–1831), traveller and writer, served as an MP from 1780 to 1794 and was made a baronet in 1813. Upon publication in 1815, his memoirs were an immediate, though controversial, success: 1,000 copies sold out within five weeks. Accused of libelling a Russian diplomat, and found guilty, Wraxall brought out this second edition later that same year, with the offending passages removed. Volume 1 covers 1772–81, a period of extensive travel, which took him across several European countries, including Portugal, France, Germany and Italy, returning to London in 1780. Volume 2 comprises the majority of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Number of pages
1182
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 17th and 18th Centuries
Format
Paperback
Number of Pages
1182
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781108061247
SKU
V9781108061247
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