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The Literature Of Political Economy - A Classified Catalogue Of Select Publications In The Different Departments Of That Science, With Historical, Critical And Biographical Notices

by J. R. Mcculloch

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 John Ramsay McCulloch (1789â€"1864) wrote or edited numerous works on the nascent field of political economy (several are reissued in this series). Featuring many crisply annotated entries, this 1845 bibliography ranges in coverage from money and prices to slavery and foundling hospitals, reflecting the sheer breadth of McCulloch's reading.
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A Treatise On The Principles And Practical Influence Of Taxation And The Funding System

by J. R. Mcculloch

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 John Ramsay McCulloch (1789â€"1864) wrote or edited numerous works on the nascent field of political economy (several are reissued in this series). This 1845 work, the first systematic account of the theory and policy of public finance, explores direct and indirect taxation and national debt.
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Football: The Rugby Union Game

by Francis Marshall

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 Referee Frank Marshall (1845â€"1906) became president of the Yorkshire Rugby Union in 1890, and quickly made himself unpopular by enforcing the 'amateur' status of players. Featuring team lists and match results, this classic 1892 illustrated history covers rugby at all levels, including early international encounters.
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Collections Relative To Systematic Relief Of The Poor, At Different Periods, And In Different Countries - With Observations On Charity

by John Shute Duncan

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 This 1815 pamphlet describes (from written sources) the state of provision for beggars and the sick in Italy, Germany, France, Russia and Iceland, before turning to the history of poor laws in Britain. It concludes that all people in comfortable circumstances should aid the 'worthy' poor via existing charitable establishments.
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A Select Collection Of Scarce And Valuable Economical Tracts - From The Originals Of Defoe, Elking, Franklin, Turgot, Anderson, Schomberg, Townsend, Burke, Bell, And Others

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 John Ramsay McCulloch (1789â€"1864) wrote or edited numerous works on the nascent field of political economy (several are reissued in this series). This 1859 collection of eleven miscellaneous pieces ranges in date from 1685 to 1808, and in content across the economic impact of building, charity, whaling and pawnbroking.
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Heathen England, And What To Do For It - Being A Description Of The Utterly Godless Condition Of The Vast Majority Of The English Nation

by William Booth

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 This 1877 book claims that the British urban working classes are in more urgent need of Christian help and education, on the model provided by William Booth's Whitechapel Mission, than any so-called pagan society overseas. It is not clear whether Booth actually wrote the work conventionally ascribed to him.
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A Plea For Woman - Being A Vindication Of The Importance And Extent Of Her Natural Sphere Of Action

by Marion Reid

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 An 1843 rallying call for 'perfect liberty', understood as 'that which allows as much freedom to each individual human being, as is consistent with the same degree of freedom in every other human being', and a witty argument for female liberty from the domestic sphere, by feminist Marion Kirkland Reid.
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Dictionary Of Political Economy

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 An expert in banking, Sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave (1827â€"1919) also formulated plans to further the general understanding of economics. The three volumes of this landmark work originally appeared in 1894, 1896 and 1899. With entries written by a distinguished group of international contributors, it made economic subjects far more accessible to English readers.
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Dictionary Of Political Economy

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 An expert in banking, Sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave (1827â€"1919) also formulated plans to further the general understanding of economics. The three volumes of this landmark work originally appeared in 1894, 1896 and 1899. With entries written by a distinguished group of international contributors, it made economic subjects far more accessible to English readers.
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Dactylography And The Origin Of Finger-Printing

by Henry Faulds e William J. Herschel

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 Scottish doctor Henry Faulds (1843â€"1930) and English judge Sir William James Herschel (1833â€"1917) both recognised the potential of fingerprints as a means of identification. Reissued together, these two works, published in 1912 and 1916, are Faulds' overview of the subject and Herschel's account of his work in India.
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A Treatise Upon The Law, Privileges, Proceedings And Usage Of Parliament

by Thomas Erskine May

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 This 1844 book was published by Thomas Erskine May (1815â€"86), clerk to the House of Commons, to describe the workings of Parliament, including its constitution, powers and privileges, practice and proceedings, and private bills. It is a standard work, still consulted on procedural matters.
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The Life And Times Of Henry Lord Brougham - Written By Himself

by Henry Brougham

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 Henry Brougham (1778â€"1868), later Lord Brougham and Vaux, was educated as a lawyer, and moved in radical political circles, becoming Lord Chancellor in Lord Grey's Whig government, where he was instrumental in the passing of the 1832 Reform Act. This three-volume autobiography was published posthumously in 1871.
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The Life And Times Of Henry Lord Brougham - Written By Himself

by Henry Brougham

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 Henry Brougham (1778â€"1868), later Lord Brougham and Vaux, was educated as a lawyer, and moved in radical political circles, becoming Lord Chancellor in Lord Grey's Whig government, where he was instrumental in the passing of the 1832 Reform Act. This three-volume autobiography was published posthumously in 1871.
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The Letters Of Queen Victoria

by Queen Victoria

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 This nine-volume selection from the letters of Queen Victoria, with ancillary material, was commissioned by Edward VII, and published between 1907 and 1932. Volume 9 covers the period from 1896 to the Queen-Empress's death in 1901. Her final letter is a message of gratitude to her troops in South Africa.
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The Letters Of Queen Victoria

by Queen Victoria

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 This nine-volume selection from the letters of Queen Victoria, with ancillary material, was commissioned by Edward VII, and published between 1907 and 1932. Volume 7 covers the period 1886â€"90, dominated by Gladstone's Irish policy. Other topics include the early death of Emperor Frederick III of Germany in 1888.
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The Letters Of Queen Victoria

by Queen Victoria

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 This nine-volume selection from the letters of Queen Victoria, with ancillary material, was commissioned by Edward VII, and published between 1907 and 1932. Volume 6 covers the period 1879â€"85, and includes the disaster of General Gordon at Khartoum, and the political background to the issue of Irish home rule.
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The Letters Of Queen Victoria

by Queen Victoria

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 This nine-volume selection from the letters of Queen Victoria, with ancillary material, was commissioned by Edward VII, and published between 1907 and 1932. Volume 5 covers the period from 1870 to 1878, and includes a meeting between the Queen and Dickens, and the outbreak and conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War.
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The Letters Of Queen Victoria

by Queen Victoria

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 This nine-volume selection from the letters of Queen Victoria, with ancillary material, was commissioned by Edward VII, and published between 1907 and 1932. Volume 4, dealing with 1862â€"9, includes the marriage of the Prince of Wales, and the death of the Queen's uncle and mentor, Leopold I of Belgium.
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The Letters Of Queen Victoria

by Queen Victoria

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 This nine-volume selection from the letters of Queen Victoria, with ancillary material, was commissioned by Edward VII, and published between 1907 and 1932. Volume 3 covers the period 1854â€"61, including the events of the Crimean War, and ends with the Queen's anguish at the death of the Prince Consort.
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The Letters Of Queen Victoria

by Queen Victoria

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 This nine-volume selection from the letters of Queen Victoria, with ancillary material, was commissioned by Edward VII, and published between 1907 and 1932. Volume 2 covers the period from 1844 to 1853, revealing the Queen's reactions to an assassination attempt, to the Great Exhibition, and to the death of Wellington.
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The Letters Of Queen Victoria

by Queen Victoria

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 This nine-volume selection from the letters of Queen Victoria, with ancillary material, was commissioned by Edward VII, and published between 1907 and 1932. Volume 1 contains introductory chapters about the Queen's early life, and letters to and from the young princess, through her accession, coronation and marriage, up to 1843.
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Life Of Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury

by Horace G. Hutchinson

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 The achievements of the polymath Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury (1834â€"1913) spanned banking, politics and science. This two-volume biography by Horace G. Hutchinson (1859â€"1932), first published in 1914, traces Lubbock's extraordinary life and career, from the early influence of Charles Darwin to professional, intellectual and philanthropic pursuits.
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Life Of Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury

by Horace G. Hutchinson

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 The achievements of the polymath Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury (1834â€"1913) spanned banking, politics and science. This two-volume biography by Horace G. Hutchinson (1859â€"1932), first published in 1914, traces Lubbock's extraordinary life and career, from the early influence of Charles Darwin to professional, intellectual and philanthropic pursuits.
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The Great Landowners Of Great Britain And Ireland - A List Of All Owners Of Three Thousand Acres And Upwards, Worth Â£3,000 A Year, In England, Scotland, Ireland And Wales

by John Bateman

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 First published in 1876, and reissued here in the 1878 edition covering the entire British Isles, this work drew on the 1873 Return of Owners of Land, known as the 'Modern Domesday Book'. John Bateman (1839â€"1910) corrected numerous errors and logged many landowners' religious and political affiliations.
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