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VICTORIAN WORTHIES
SIXTEEN BIOGRAPHIES
BY
G. H. BLORE
ASSISTANT MASTER AT WINCHESTER COLLEGE
'We have undertaken to discourse here for a little onGreat Men, their manner of appearance in our world'sbusiness, how they shaped themselves in the world'shistory, what ideas men formed of them, what work theydid;—on Heroes, namely, and on their reception andperformance.'—Carlyle.
HUMPHREY MILFORD
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
LONDON EDINBURGH GLASGOW NEW YORK TORONTO
MELBOURNE CAPE TOWN BOMBAY CALCUTTA
1920
PRINTED IN ENGLAND
AT THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
CONTENTS
| PAGE | ||
| PREFACE | ||
| LIST OF PORTRAITS | ||
| INTRODUCTION: THE VICTORIAN ERA | 1 | |
| 1. | THOMAS CARLYLE. Prophet | 10 |
| 2. | SIR ROBERT PEEL. Statesman | 31 |
| 3. | SIR CHARLES NAPIER. Soldier | 54 |
| 4. | THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY. Philanthropist | 73 |
| 5. | LORD LAWRENCE. Administrator | 92 |
| 6. | JOHN BRIGHT. Tribune | 110 |
| 7. | CHARLES DICKENS. Novelist and Social Reformer | 129 |
| 8. | LORD TENNYSON. Poet | 150 |
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