Modern British eloquence
By: edited by David B. Strother.
Publisher: Funk & Wagnalls
Published: 1969
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 492
Subjects: Speeches, addresses, etc., English.; Orators -- Great Britain.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- Sources.
Table of contents: title: On the right of taxing America, by W. Pitt.; title: Motion for redress, by J. Wilkes.; title: On conciliation with America, by E. Burke.; title: Abolition of slave-trade, by W. Pitt.; title: Address on the King's speech, by C. J. Fox.; title: Habeas corpus suspension bill, by Sir S. Romilly.; title: Present state of the law, by H. P. Brougham and Vaux.; title: Against Parliamentary reform, by Sir A. Wellesley.; title: The Factory bill, by W. Cobbett.; title: Speech at Tara, by D. O'Connell.; title: Bank charter: the currency, by Sir R. Peel.; title: Effects of Corn laws on agriculturists, by R. Cobden.; title: The Trent Affair, by J. Bright.; title: Reform bill of 1867, by B. Disraeli.; title: On domestic and foreign affairs, by W. E. Gladstone.; title: Irish land question, by C. S. Parnell.; title: Financial reform: the administration of chips, by Lord R. Churchill.; title: Speech to the Primrose League, by R. Cecil.; title: Imperial union and tariff reform, by J. Chamberlain.; title: The budget, by D. L. George.; title: Testimony at the docker's inquiry, by E. Bevin.; title: Industrial peace, by S. Baldwin.; title: National health insurance bill, by A. Bevan.; title: Government policy, by Sir W. Churchill.; title: Parliament in the air raids, by Sir W. Churchill.; title: Bibliography (p. 487-492)