Speeches in Parliament/ Abridgement of English History: Volume VII - Speeches in Parliament; Abridgement of English History (The Writings & Speeches of Edmund Burke)

This 12-volume set contains the complete life works of EDMUND BURKE (1729-1797) Irish political writer and statesman. Educated at a Quaker boarding school and at Trinity College in Dublin Burkes eloquence gained him a high position in Britains Whig party and he was active in public life. He supported limitations on the power of the monarch and believed that the British people should have a greater say in their government. In general Burke spoke out against the persecutions perpetuated by the British Empire on its colonies including America Ireland and India. Burkes speeches and writings influenced the great thinkers of his day including Americas Founding Fathers. In Volume VII readers will find: . Fragments from a variety of speeches given 1772-1792 . Hints for an Essay on the Drama . An Abridgment of the English History in Three Books