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John Wilkes

The Lives of a Libertine

By: John Sainsbury

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John Wilkes

The Lives of a Libertine

By: John Sainsbury

John Wilkes remains one of the most colourful and intriguing characters of eighteenth-century Britain. Born in 1725, the son of a prosperous London distiller, he was given the classical education of a gentleman, before entering politics as a Whig. Finding his party in opposition following the accession of George III in 1760 he took up his pen with sensational effect, and made a career out of excoriating the new administration and promoting the Whig interest. His charismatic style and vicious wit soon ensured that he became a figurehead for the radical cause, earning him many admirers and many enemies. Amongst the latter were the king, and the artist William Hogarth who famously depicted Wilkes as a grinning, squint-eyed, pug-nosed agent of misrule. Whilst Wilkes's political career has been much explored, particularly the period between 1763 and 1774, much less has been written about his remarkable private life. This biography provides a more comprehensive examination of Wilkes throughout his long life than has hitherto been available. Taking a thematic, rather than chronological approach it is divided into six main chapters covering family, ambition, sex, religion, class and money, which allows a much more rounded picture of Wilkes to emerge. In so doing it provides a fascinating insight, not only into one of the most intriguing characters of the Georgian period, but also into wider eighteenth-century British society and its shifting attitudes to morality, politics and gender.

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298

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Routledge

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1351924974

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9781351924979

A Manual of English Literature

By: John S. Hart

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A Manual of English Literature

By: John S. Hart

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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650

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3382802376

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9783382802370

A Short History of Europe, 1600-1815

Search for a Reasonable World

By: Lisa Rosner,John Theibault

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A Short History of Europe, 1600-1815

Search for a Reasonable World

By: Lisa Rosner,John Theibault

A concise survey that introduces readers to the people, ideas, and conflicts in European history from the Thirty Years' War to the Napoleonic Era. The authors draw on gender studies, environmental history, anthropology and cultural history to frame the essential argument of the work.

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466

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Routledge

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1317477928

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9781317477921

A Sea of Words

A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian

By: Dean King,John B. Hattendorf,J. Worth Estes

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A Sea of Words

A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian

By: Dean King,John B. Hattendorf,J. Worth Estes

Updated to include material from the complete Aubrey-Maturin series, this highly acclaimed lexicon and companion provides in-depth coverage of all the elements of O'Brian's rich and varied prose.

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532

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Macmillan

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0805066152

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9780805066159

John Wilkes

The Lives of a Libertine

By: John Sainsbury

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The Lives of a Libertine

By: John Sainsbury

John Wilkes remains one of the most colourful and intriguing characters of eighteenth-century Britain. While his political career has been much explored, much less has been written about his private life. This biography provides a more comprehensive examination of Wilkes throughout his long life than has hitherto been available. Taking a thematic rather than chronological approach, it is divided into six main chapters covering family, ambition, sex, religion, class and money, which allows a much more rounded picture of Wilkes to emerge.

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326

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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0754656268

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9780754656265

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John Wilkes

John Wilkes

A Manual of English Literature

A Manual of English Literature

A Short History of Europe, 1600-1815

A Short History of Europe, 1600-1815

A Sea of Words

A Sea of Words

John Wilkes

John Wilkes

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