History from Regency Books 1811

Memoir of the early campaigns of the Duke of Wellington in Portugal and Spain John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland was a British soldier, politician, diplomat, composer and musician. He was educated at Cheam School and then at Harrow from 1797 to 1799. On 9 May 1803, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Northamptonshire, and after the breakdown of the… Read more about this item

Overtures of Peace with France William Pitt the Younger William Pitt the Younger (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806) was a British statesman, the youngest and last prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of Union 1800 and then first prime minister of the United Kingdom from January 1801. He left office in March 1801, but served… Read more about this item

The War with Jugurtha Sallust Translated by John John Carew Rolfe The Jugurthine War (Latin: Bellum Iugurthinum; 112–106 BC) was a military conflict between the Roman Republic and king Jughurta of Numidia, a kingdom on the North African coast approximating to modern Algieria. The conflict was a significant phase in the Roman conquest of northern Africa and the ascendancy of the Roman Empire.… Read more about this item

The Life of David Hume, Esq. Written by Himself David Hume, Adam Smith A HANDSOMELY BOUND COPY The Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian, economist, and librarian David Hume (1711–1776) is best known for his influential system of philosophical empiricism, doubt, and naturalism. His curiously detached autobiography, The Life of David Hume, Esquire, Written by Himself (1777; the title is his own), is dated April… Read more about this item

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland Samuel Johnson A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland (1775) is a travel narrative by Samuel Johnson about an eighty-three-day journey through Scotland, in particular the islands of the Hebrides, in the late summer and autumn of 1773. The sixty-three-year-old Johnson was accompanied by his thirty-two-year-old friend of many years James Boswell. DESCRIPTION Octavo.… Read more about this item

The War with Catiline Sallust Translated by John C. Rolfe The War with Catiline, also known as the Catiline (Latin: De coniuratione Catilinae or Bellum Catilinae) is the first story published by the Roman historian Salustius. It is a chronicle of the attempt to overthrow the Roman rule taken by Catiline in 63 BC, probably written between 44 and 40 BC, 20 years… Read more about this item

Letter to a Member of the National Assembly in Answer to Some Objections to... Edmund Burke A HANDSOMELY BOUND COPY The letter to a member of the National Assembly was published in February 1791 and is notable for its open condemnation of Rousseau and his influence on French politics and ethics. Burke avoids any punches, calling Rousseau a man driven by vanity and… Read more about this item