History of Civilization in England

Name: History of Civilization in England
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ISBN: 9781108036443

ISBN-10: 1108036449

ISBN-13: 9781108036443

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Authors: Henry Thomas Buckle

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English historian Henry Thomas Buckle (1821–62) was born into the family of a wealthy London merchant. A child of delicate health, and tutored privately at home, he never attended university. Nevertheless, it was clear that he was meant for intellectual pursuits and by the age of twenty he was a formidable chess player. With his love of books and reading, he set out on an ambitious plan to write a fourteen-volume history of civilisation, and at the same time to put historical research on a more scientific basis. The work would have included a greater number of countries, but due to his early death, only two volumes exist. Published in 1861, this is the second of two volumes that make up…

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List price: $71.95
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12/8/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 638
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long x 1.42" tall
Weight: 1.760
Language: English




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