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Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841–1917), was a British statesman and colonial administrator. After a successful career in the War Office he was appointed the Controller General of Egypt in 1879. After the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War, Baring became Consul General of Egypt, a position he held until 1907 when he resigned due to ill health. During his retirement, he maintained his interest in politics and contemporary culture. This volume, first published in 1913, contains a collection of articles written for magazines such as the Edinburgh Review and the Spectator between 1908 and 1913, on the topics of contemporary politics and literary culture. Baring discusses various subjects including Army reform, the contemporary systems of colonial government, and the future of Classics in education and historiography. This volume provides information on Edwardian views of imperialism, and also illustrates the types of popular articles which were published during this period.
Part I. 'The Edinburgh Review': 1. The government of subject races; 2. Translation and paraphrase; Part II. 'The Quarterly Review': 3. Sir Alfred Lyall; 'The Nineteenth Century and After': 4. Army reform; 5. The international aspects of free trade; 6. China; 7. The capitulation in Egypt; Part III. 'The Spectator': 8. Disraeli; 9. Russian romance; 10. The writing of history; 11. The Greek anthology; 12. Lord Milner and party; 13. The French in Algeria; 14. The Ottoman empire; 15. Wellingtonia; 16. Burma; 17. A pseudo-hero of the Revolution; 18. The future of the classics; 19. An Indian idealist; 20. The fiscal question in India; 21. Rome and municipal government; 22. A royal philosopher; 23. Ancient art and ritual; 24. Portuguese slavery; 25. England and Islam; 26. Some Indian problems; 27. The Napoleon of Taine; 28. Songs, patriotic and national; 29. Songs, naval and military; Index.
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Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841–1917), was a British statesman and colonial administrator. After a successful career in the War Office he was appointed the Controller General of Egypt in 1879. After the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War, Baring became Consul General of Egypt, a position he held until 1907 when he resigned due to ill health. During his retirement, he maintained his interest in politics and contemporary culture. This volume, first published in 1913, contains a collection of articles written for ...