| The History of England Volume VI Contributor(s): Hume, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0865970343 ISBN-13: 9780865970342 Publisher: Liberty Fund OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1985 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 942 |
| LCCN: 82025868 |
| Series: History of England (Liberty Classics) |
| Physical Information: 2.1" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (2.80 lbs) 721 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: David Hume's great, enduring reputation in philosophy tends to obscure the fact that, among his contemporaries, his History of England was a more successful work. The History covers almost 1,800 years. Hume saw English history as an evolution from a government of will to a government of law. Advanced in Hume's masterly prose, this argument continues to make the History a valuable study for the modern reader. This Liberty Fund edition is based on the edition of 1778, the last to contain corrections by Hume. The typography has been modernized for ease of reading. Hume's own index to the entire work may be found at the conclusion of volume VI. |