Faithful Victorian - William Thomas Thornton, 1813-1880 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book weaves William Thomas Thornton's life story into the larger themes of his diverse writings whose purpose was to expose ambiguities and contradictions in politics, economics, metaphysics and religion. Thornton was a poet, an intrepid traveler, a biographer, an essayist, an imperial mandarin, and a dutiful family man. Thornton joined the East India Company in the mid-1830s, rising to become Secretary of the India Office's Department of Public Works. This study uses Thornton's letters and other recently-discovered primary material to provide a fascinating account that returns his compelling life to the center of nineteenth-century British intellectual thought.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Mark Donoghue
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-59086-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	1-137-59086-6
Barcode:	9781137590862

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