The Great Melody: A Thematic Biography of Edmund Burke
Stars
4
Length
692 pages
Author
Conor Cruise O'Brien
Eras
Age of Enlightenment (1753-1844)
Types
Biography
Synopsis
"Statesman, political thinker, orator, and ardent campaigner, Edmund Burke was one of the most brilliant figures of the eighteenth century. This unorthodox biography focuses on Burke's thoughts, responses, and actions to the great events and debates surrounding Britain's tumultuous relationships with her three colonies—America, Ireland, and India—and archrival France." [Amazon]
"Serious readers of history are in for a treat: a book by the greatest living Irishman on the greatest Irishman who ever lived. . . . O'Brien's study is not merely a reconstruction of a fascinating man and period. It is also a tract for the times. . . . I cannot remember another time when I finished a book of more than 600 pages wishing it were longer."—Paul Johnson, The Independent
"Serious readers of history are in for a treat: a book by the greatest living Irishman on the greatest Irishman who ever lived. . . . O'Brien's study is not merely a reconstruction of a fascinating man and period. It is also a tract for the times. . . . I cannot remember another time when I finished a book of more than 600 pages wishing it were longer."—Paul Johnson, The Independent
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Released
1994
Location
British Isles
Setting
1730-1797; Born in Dublin and moved to London in 1750; served in Parliament (Whig Party) from 1766-1794; [Wikipedia]