The Young Melbourne

The Young Melbourne - Paperback

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The Young Melbourne - Paperback

The Young Melbourne - Paperback

by David Cecil
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by David Cecil (Author)

A biography of William Lamb, later to become Lord Melbourne, a man who would become prime minister of Great Britain at the height of the British empire and guide the young queen Victoria through the new world of government which she had entered upon her ascension to the throne. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Number of Pages: 308
Dimensions: 0.69 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: November 17, 2006
ISBN9781406735345
Author David Cecil
PublisherHesperides Press
GenreBiography and History
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 2006
LanguageENG- English
Pages308
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Lord David Cecil (1902-1986) was a British biographer, academic and historian. He read Modern History at Oxford University where he later became a Fellow. He published his first book, a biography of the poet William Cowper, The Stricken Deer, -in 1929; it went on to win the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Hawthornden Prize, and launched a brilliant literary career. Cecil went on to publish biographies of many other literary figures, including Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy and Shakespeare. He died in 1986.

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