The Greville Memoirs 8 Volume Paperback Set: A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV, King William IV and Queen Victoria (Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century) - Softcover

Greville, Charles Cavendish Fulke

Softcover

ISBN 10: 110803019X ISBN 13: 9781108030199

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville 1794 1865 was one of the most important English political and social diarists Clerk to the Privy Council for over forty years he mixed with all the great political names of the day including Wellington Melbourne Palmerston and Peel Greville was fascinated by people and a great collector of information believing that there is always something to be learned from everybody if you touch them on the points they know He revelled in the exalted company he kept and always intended his diaries to be published after his death They appeared in eight volumes between 1874 and 1887 and form an important historical source for the first half of the nineteenth century Although he is not a gossip the diaries caused outrage in some of those who featured in it such as Disraeli and Queen Victoria who saw publication as a great betrayal of trust Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville 1794 1865 was one of the most important English political and social diarists Clerk to the Privy Council for over forty years he mixed with all the great political names of the day including Wellington Melbourne Palmerston and Peel Greville was fascinated by people and a great collector of information believing that there is always something to be learned from everybody if you touch them on the points they know He revelled in the exalted company he kept and always intended his diaries to be published after his death They appeared in eight volumes between 1874 and 1887 and form an important historical source for the first half of the nineteenth century Although he is not a gossip the diaries caused outrage in some of those who featured in it such as Disraeli and Queen Victoria who saw publication as a great betrayal of trust Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville 17941865 was one of the most important English political and social diarists Clerk to the Privy Council for over forty years he mixed with all the great political names of the day

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 110803019X
• ISBN 13: 9781108030199
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 3446
• Editor: Reeve Henry