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Sir Peter le Page Renouf (1822-97), a Guernseyman, was described by
Lord Acton as "the most learned Englishman I know". The remarkable
collection of his surviving letters covers Renouf's varied career
from his days as a student in Oxford, his time as a lecturer in the
1850s at the new Catholic University in Dublin until after his
retirement as Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the
British Museum. The letters in volume one cover the early years of
Renouf's life, including his time as an undergraduate at Oxford,
and as a tutor at Oscott. They include much colourful chitchat
about fellow students and teachers; but they also reveal the
reaction of a clever and serious young undergraduate to the
intellectual and spiritual excitement of the Oxford Movement.
Renouf had already published a theological pamphlet in his 19th
year. The study of Arabic, Ethiopic, Hebrew and Syriac would
influence his future career more profoundly than he could possibly
have guessed in these early years. At Oxford and Oscott he came in
contact with many prominent Victorians, including Newman, Frederick
William Faber, Pugin, Pusey, Wiseman, Lord John Manners, and
Ambrose Lisle Phillipps.
Sir Peter le Page Renouf (1822-97), a Guernseyman, was described by
Lord Acton as "the most learned Englishman I know". The remarkable
collection of his surviving letters, to be published in four
volumes by University College Dublin Press between 2002 and 2004,
covers Renouf's varied career from his days as a student in Oxford,
his time as a lecturer in the 1850s at the new Catholic University
in Dublin until after his retirement as Keeper of Egyptian and
Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum. The letters in volume 2
cover Renouf's years as Tutor to the son of the Comte de Vaulchier
in France and, from 1850, there are frequent trips to Switzerland.
People and places are vividly described in his letters to his
family. The letters of 1848 are particularly interesting on account
of the revolution. Through the Comte de Vaulchier he had come to
know Adolphe de Circourt, Lamartine's friend, and he was kept well
informed about the political situation as it developed. He was
preoccupied with politics again in 1851 and for a time helped the
Comte, who was a liberal and well-educated man, to edit Union
France-Comte, the provincial newspaper of Franche-Comte.
Sir Peter le Page Renouf (1822-97), a Guernseyman, was described by
Lord Acton as 'the most learned Englishman I know'. The remarkable
collection of his surviving letters, published in four volumes by
University College Dublin Press between 2002 and 2004, covers
Renouf's varied career from his days as a student in Oxford, his
time as a lecturer in the 1850s at the new Catholic University in
Dublin until after his retirement as Keeper of Egyptian and
Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum. This fourth and final
volume covers Renouf's life in London from 1864 until his death in
1897. For 22 years he worked as an Inspector of Schools, mostly in
the district of the Tower Hamlets. He kept up his research in
Egyptology and in this volume there are many letters from his
academic colleagues on the Continent. In the family correspondence
there are some tantalising glimpses of the progress of the Renouf
children Louis and Edith through Cambridge into adult life. In 1886
Renouf's life changed dramatically when he was appointed Keeper of
Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum. He became
very unhappy when the Trustees insisted that he should retire at
the end of 1891 and in the letters there are frequent references to
efforts to have his grievances addressed. His bitterness towards
his former assistant and eventual successor, E. Wallis Budge,
pervades the letters in the final years of his life.
Sir Peter le Page Renouf (1822-97), a Guernseyman, was described by
Lord Acton as "the most learned Englishman I know". The remarkable
collection of his surviving letters covers Renouf's varied career
from his days as a student in Oxford, his time as a lecturer in the
1850s at the new Catholic University in Dublin until after his
retirement as Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the
British Museum. The letters in volume three cover Renouf's years in
Dublin. He had been invited by John Henry Newman to be a lecturer
in French at the opening of the Catholic University, which was
later to become University College Dublin. He was subsequently
appointed Professor of Ancient History and Geography. In his
letters to his family he provides a vivid impression of life in the
early years of the university. During this time he married Ludovica
Brentano of Aschaffenburg, Germany, niece of the poet Clemens
Brentano, and they started a family. On the low salary of the
Catholic University, the young couple found it very difficult to
make ends meet. Renouf's talents in Egyptology become apparent and
he edited the "Atlantis", the university's own journal, and then
helped with the editing of Sir John Dalberg Acton's "Home and
Foreign Review". His extensive correspondence with Acton is
included in this volume. In 1864, Acton helps to obtain a post for
Renouf in England as Inspector of Schools.
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may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
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++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ The Life-work Of Sir Peter Le Page Renouf, Volume 1; The
Life-work Of Sir Peter Le Page Renouf; William Harry Rylands Peter
Le Page Renouf Gaston Maspero, William Harry Rylands, edouard
Naville E. Leroux, 1902 History; Ancient; Egypt; Egyptology;
History / Ancient / Egypt
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may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
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original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
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++++ The Life-work Of Sir Peter Le Page Renouf, Volume 2; The
Life-work Of Sir Peter Le Page Renouf; William Harry Rylands Peter
Le Page Renouf, Gaston Maspero, William Harry Rylands, Edouard
Naville E. Leroux, 1903 History; Ancient; Egypt; Egyptology;
History / Ancient / Egypt
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ The Life-work Of Sir Peter Le Page Renouf, Volume 3; The
Life-work Of Sir Peter Le Page Renouf; Gaston Maspero; Bibliotheque
egyptologique. Serie etrangere Peter Le Page Renouf Gaston Maspero,
William Harry Rylands, edouard Naville E. Leroux, 1905 History;
Ancient; Egypt; Egyptology; History / Ancient / Egypt
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
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++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ Miscellaneous Notes On Egyptian Philology, A Letter Peter Le
Page Renouf (sir.)
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
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