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Michael Davitt (1846-1906) was a prominent and influential figure
in Irish politics in the nineteenth century. A fervent supporter of
Irish independence, he was imprisoned more than once in England,
but later became a Member of Parliament for Irish constituencies.
In this book, first published in 1898, Davitt records a journey of
seven months through the Australasian colonies, noting his
impressions of the areas he passed through and discussing the
political and social norms across the different regions. He
examines land laws in many of the areas and describes the different
industries then emerging. He also reports on the treatment of
aborigines, ranging from 'exterminating the aborigines' in Tasmania
to the 'efforts to protect them' in Western Australia, and finally
focuses on prisons and prisoner welfare across the colonies he
visited. This book offers a wealth of information on many aspects
of nineteenth-century Australasia.
Three major conventional figures dominated Hawthorne's romances:
the noble Founding Father, the "narrow Puritan," and the rebellious
daughter. Daniel Bell examines the ways in which Hawthorne used
these and other conventional characters to formulate his own sense
of New England history. Originally published in 1971. The Princeton
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Three major conventional figures dominated Hawthorne's romances:
the noble Founding Father, the "narrow Puritan," and the rebellious
daughter. Daniel Bell examines the ways in which Hawthorne used
these and other conventional characters to formulate his own sense
of New England history. Originally published in 1971. The Princeton
Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again
make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished
backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the
original texts of these important books while presenting them in
durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton
Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly
heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton
University Press since its founding in 1905.
In the final years of the seventeenth century in a small New
England town, the venerable Colonel Pyncheon decides to erect a
ponderously oak-framed and spacious family mansion. It occupies the
spot where Matthew Maule, `an obscure man', had lived in a log hut,
until his execution for witchcraft. From the scaffold, Maule points
his finger at the presiding Colonel and cries `God will give him
blood to drink!' The fate of Colonel Pyncheon exerts a heavy
influence on his descendants in the crumbling mansion for the next
century and a half. Hawthorne called his novel a `Romance', drawing
on the Gothic tradition which embraced and exploited the thrills of
the supernatural. Unlike The Scarlet Letter, with its unrelentingly
dark view of human nature and guilt, Hawthorne sought to write `a
more natural and healthy product of my mind', a story which would
show guilt to be a trick of the imagination. The tension between
fantasy and a new realism underpins the novel's descriptive
virtuosity. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's
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Michael Davitt (1846-1906), was an important figure in Irish
history. Active in the Fenian movement he was arrested in 1870 by
the British and imprisoned for seven years. After his release he
continued his efforts and founded the Land League. Once again he
was arrested and sent to prison in England. While in solitary
confinement he wrote a number of pieces, all of which are published
here for the first time. In addition to valuable autobiographical
material, they include essays on the Irish land war, how Ireland
was robbed of her Parliament, English civilization, and the
education of the Irish citizen. Carla King teaches at St. Patrick's
College. The Classics of Irish History series.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1902 Edition.
The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes
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Libraryocm26482568London: Chapman and Hall, 1885. 2 v.; 20 cm.
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The Book Embodies The Facts And Information Which The Author
Obtained Through His Intercourse With The Leaders Of Both The
Transvaal And Orange Free State Republics, Whilst They Were Trying
To Retain Their Independence. It Also Contains Authentic Details Of
The Earlier Battles Of The Campaign In Natal And On The Western
Borderland.
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