Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays; Vol. 1CRITICAL, HISTORICAL, and MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYSReading editionChapter navigation61 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…CRITICAL, HISTORICAL, and MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYSTHE SIX VOLUMESPUBLISHER’S ADVERTISEMENT.BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF MACAULAY.FRAGMENTS OF A ROMAN TALEON THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE.SCENES FROM “ATHENIAN REVELS.”CRITICISMS ON THE PRINCIPAL ITALIAN WRITERS.SOME ACCOUNT OF THE GREAT LAWSUIT BETWEEN THE PARISHES OF ST. DENNIS AND ST. GEORGE IN THE WATER.A CONVERSATION BETWEEN MR. ABRAHAM COWLEY AND MR. JOHN MILTON, TOUCHING THE GREAT CIVIL WAR. SET DOWN BY A GENTLEMAN OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE.ON THE ATHENIAN ORATORS.A PROPHETIC ACCOUNT OF A GRAND NATIONAL EPIC POEM, TO BE ENTITLED “THE WELLINGTONIAD,” AND TO BE PUBLISHED A.D. 2824.BOOK I.BOOK II.BOOK III.BOOK IV.BOOK V.BOOK VI.BOOK VII.BOOK VIII.BOOK IX.BOOK X.BOOK XI.BOOK XII.ON MITFORD’S HISTORY OF GREECE.MILTON.(1)MILTON.(1) (continued 2)MACHIAVELLI. (1)JOHN DRYDEN. (1)JOHN DRYDEN. (1) (continued 2)HISTORY. (1)HISTORY. (1) (continued 2)HALLAM. (1)HALLAM. (1) (continued 2)HALLAM. (1) (continued 3)INDEXA.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.P.Q.R.T.U.V.W.X.Y.Z.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →THE SIX VOLUMESAll chapters and sections (61)Other sectionsCRITICAL, HISTORICAL, and MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYSTHE SIX VOLUMESPUBLISHER’S ADVERTISEMENT.BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF MACAULAY.FRAGMENTS OF A ROMAN TALEON THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE.SCENES FROM “ATHENIAN REVELS.”CRITICISMS ON THE PRINCIPAL ITALIAN WRITERS.SOME ACCOUNT OF THE GREAT LAWSUIT BETWEEN THE PARISHES OF ST. DENNIS AND ST. GEORGE IN THE WATER.A CONVERSATION BETWEEN MR. ABRAHAM COWLEY AND MR. JOHN MILTON, TOUCHING THE GREAT CIVIL WAR. SET DOWN BY A GENTLEMAN OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE.ON THE ATHENIAN ORATORS.A PROPHETIC ACCOUNT OF A GRAND NATIONAL EPIC POEM, TO BE ENTITLED “THE WELLINGTONIAD,” AND TO BE PUBLISHED A.D. 2824.Books123456789101112Book 12 · Other sectionsON MITFORD’S HISTORY OF GREECE.MILTON.(1)MILTON.(1) (continued 2)MACHIAVELLI. (1)JOHN DRYDEN. (1)JOHN DRYDEN. (1) (continued 2)HISTORY. (1)HISTORY. (1) (continued 2)HALLAM. (1)HALLAM. (1) (continued 2)HALLAM. (1) (continued 3)INDEXA.B.Book 12 · Chapters100500Book 12 · Other sectionsE.F.G.H.Book 12 · Chapters1Book 12 · Other sectionsJ.K.Book 12 · Chapters501000Book 12 · Other sectionsN.O.P.Q.R.T.U.Book 12 · Chapters5Book 12 · Other sectionsW.Book 12 · Chapters10Book 12 · Other sectionsY.Z.By Lord MacaulayWith A Memoir And IndexIn Six Volumes. Vol. I.New York: Sheldon and Company1860THE SIX VOLUMES →