| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,770,284,362 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Macaulay |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia | 0.01 sec. |
|
Macaulay 1. Dame Rose. 1881--1958, British novelist. Her books include Dangerous Ages (1921) and The Towers of Trebizond (1956) 2. Thomas Babington, 1st Baron. 1800--59, English historian, essayist, and statesman. His History of England from the Accession of James the Second (1848--61) is regarded as a classic of the Whig interpretation of history
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in classic literature | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| The dull old letters, which would have turned the heads of the most sober of collectors, were laid upon a table, and, after a moment's pause, Cassandra, looking grave all of a sudden, asked Katharine where she should find the "History of England" by Lord Macaulay. He said he had observed it in Kirkham's grammar and in Macaulay. The intellectual experience of the people was mainly theological and political, as it was everywhere in that day, but there were several among them who had a real love for books, and when they met at the druggist's, as they did every night, to dispute of the inspiration of the Scriptures and the principles of the Free Soil party, the talk sometimes turned upon the respective merits of Dickens and Thackeray, Gibbon and Macaulay, Wordsworth and Byron. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|