The Letters of Thomas Babington MacAulay: Volume 5, January 1849-December 1855

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Letters of Thomas Babington MacAulay: Volume 5, January 1849-December 1855
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Thomas Pinney
By (author) Thomas MacAulay
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:500
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1800 to c 1900
ISBN/Barcode 9780521089012
ClassificationsDewey:828.809
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 30 October 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The years covered in this fifth volume of Macaulay's letters were a striking mixture of triumph and loss. The publication of the first part of The History of England at the end of 1848 set Macaulay at the top of his fame, not merely in England, but on the Continent and in America. Honours came pouring in, and the sales of his books began to make him a rich man. The publication of the second part of the History in 1855 was a publishing event of unparalleled magnitude: 25,000 copies were subscribed at once in England, and four times that number were quickly sold in the United States. To add to his triumph, the people of Edinburgh, who had so rudely and unexpectedly rejected him in 1847 as their representative in parliament, now recanted; though Macaulay refused even to appear before them, they insisted upon returning him to parliament, and did so in 1852.