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Lectures and Essays

by Goldwin Smith

Level C1 · AdvancedHistorical21 chapters
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Length
21 chapters
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About this book

Explore the rise of Rome through a detailed examination of its geography, people, and enduring power—uncovering what truly launched and sustained one of history's greatest empires beyond myth and legend.

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Contents

21 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CONTENTS.
03THE GREATNESS OF THE ROMANS
04THE GREATNESS OF ENGLAND
05THE GREAT DUEL OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
06THE LAMPS OF FICTION
07AN ADDRESS DELIVERED TO THE OXFORD SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ART AT THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES
08THE ASCENT OF MAN.
09PROPOSED SUBSTITUTES FOR RELIGION
10THE LABOUR MOVEMENT
11"WHAT IS CULPABLE LUXURY?"
12A TRUE CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY.

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