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Title: Victorian Worthies
Sixteen Biographies
Author: George Henry Blore
Release Date: December 26, 2006 [eBook #20196]
Language: English
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VICTORIAN WORTHIES

SIXTEEN BIOGRAPHIES

G. H. BLORE

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ASSISTANT MASTER AT WINCHESTER COLLEGE

'We have undertaken to discourse here for a little on Great Men, their manner of appearance in our world's
business, how they shaped themselves in the world's history, what ideas men formed of them, what work they
did;—on Heroes, namely, and on their reception and performance.'Carlyle.

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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

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CONTENTS

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PREFACE
LIST OF PORTRAITS
INTRODUCTION: THE VICTORIAN ERA

1.THOMAS CARLYLE. Prophet

2.SIR ROBERT PEEL. Statesman

3.SIR CHARLES NAPIER. Soldier

4.THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY. Philanthropist

5.LORD LAWRENCE. Administrator

6.JOHN BRIGHT. Tribune

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7.CHARLES DICKENS. Novelist and Social Reformer