Edmund Burke and his World

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Acknowledgments Contents Introduction by Russell Kirk 1. The First Years (1729-1744) 2. Dublin Years (1744-1750) 3. Irish Greenhorn in England (1750) 4. Romance and First Literary Success (1750-1758) 5. Literary and Political Friendships (1758-1765) 6. Stamp Act Speeches "Fill the Town With Wonder" (1766) 7. Edmund Burke, M.P., Man of Property (1768...) 8. Meanwhile, Back in America (1765-1773) 9. Vengeance for a Tea Party (1774) 10. A Great Speech and a Little Battle (1775) 11. The Years After Lexington and Concord (1775-1778) 12. The War Continues (1778-1779) 13. The Gordon Riots (1780) 14. The War Ends (1780-1781) 15. And the Treaty of Peace Is Signed (1782) 16. Crusade for Justice in India (1781-1788) 17. The Trial of Warren Hastings (1788-1795) 18. Revolution in France, Discord in England (1789) 19. Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790) 20. The Final Years (1794-1797) Postscript Bibliography Index List of Illustrations About the Author