Literary and historical miscellanies
By: By George Bancroft
Publisher: Harper & brothers
Published: 1855
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 517
Table of contents: title: Essays: 1. The doctrine of temperaments, 1824.  2. Ennui, 1830.  3. The ruling passion in death. 1833.; title: Studies in German literature, 1824 and following years: 1. General characteristics.  2. The revival of German literature.  3. Men of science and learning.  4. The age of Schiller and Goethe.  5. Translations, 1818-1824.; title: Studies in history: 1. Economy of Athens, 1831.  2. Decline of the Roman people, 1834.  3. Russia, 1829.  4. The wars of Russia and Turkey, 1829.; title: Occasional addresses: 1. A word on Calvin the reformer, Oct. 1834.  2. The office of the people in art, government, and religion, 1835.  3. In memory of Wm. Ellery Channing, 1842.  4. Oration commemorative of Andrew Jackson, 1845.  5. The necessity, the reality, and the promise of the progress of the human race, 1854.