Lays of Ancient Rome (With Irvy and the Armada)

Thomas Babington Lord Macaulay; J. R. Weguelin [Illustrator]; Josiah Bunting, III [Introduction];

ISBN 10: 089526403X / ISBN 13: 9780895264039

Published by Gateway Editions, 1997

About this Item

Unmarked text. Pages beginning to yellow. Light cover-wear. Lh.

Seller Inventory # Sq20000

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lays of Ancient Rome (With Irvy and the Armada)
• Publisher: Gateway Editions
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 089526403X
• ISBN 13: 9780895264039
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: J. R. Weguelin
• Condition: Good
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Synopsis

A stirring teacher of Roman history, and of the virtues of courage, sacrifice, and determination.

About the Author

Thomas Babington Macaulay, the great historian of England, was born at Rothley, near Leicester, in 1800, and was named Thomas Babington after his uncle. Macaulay was a member of Parliament first for Colne, then for Leeds. In 1842 he gave to the world his spirited "Lays of Ancient Rome." Lord Macaulay excelled as a poet and essayist, but he is chiefly illustrious as a historian. During later years his health made work increasingly difficult for him. He died in December 1859 at the age of 59.