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BY

WILLIAM EDWARD HARTPOLE LECKY

LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.

CONTENTS

HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL ESSAYS

THOUGHTS ON HISTORYToC

THE POLITICAL VALUE OF HISTORYToC

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THE EMPIRE: ITS VALUE AND ITS GROWTHToC

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IRELAND IN THE LIGHT OF HISTORYToC

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FORMATIVE INFLUENCESToC

CARLYLE'S MESSAGE TO HIS AGE.ToC

ISRAEL AMONG THE NATIONS[8]ToC

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MADAME DE STAËLToC

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THE PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE OF SIR ROBERT PEELToC

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EDWARD HENRY, FIFTEENTH EARL OF DERBYToC

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HENRY REEVE, C.B., F.S.A., D.C.L.ToC

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HENRY HART MILMAN, D.D., DEAN OF ST. PAUL'S.ToC

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QUEEN VICTORIA AS A MORAL FORCEToC

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OLD-AGE PENSIONSToC

INDEX