Clio, a Muse (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): And Other Essays Literary and Pedestrian

by G. M. Trevelyan

Overview

 “What is easy to read has been difficult to write,” Trevelyan declares in this 1913 volume. Clio: A Muse, and Other Essays, is a collection of Trevelyan’s clearly presented views on historical writing, as well as articles on George Meredith, the art of poetry, and John Woolman. The book concludes with the intriguing “If Napoleon had Won the Battle of Waterloo.”

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411455313
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	06/07/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	212
File size:	286 KB

About the Author

George Macaulay Trevelyan (1876-1962) was a British historian who eschewed objectivity in favor of passionate engagement in his works, which reflected his personal commitment to Whig and Liberal principles (his great-uncle was the staunch Whig, Thomas Babington Macaulay).  Among his best-known books are Garibaldi and the Making of Italy (1911), British History in the Nineteenth Century (1922), and An Autobiography and Other Essays (1949).

George Macaulay Trevelyan (1876-1962) was a British historian who eschewed objectivity in favor of passionate engagement in his works, which reflected his personal commitment to Whig and Liberal principles (his great-uncle was the staunch Whig, Thomas Babington Macaulay).  Among his best-known books are Garibaldi and the Making of Italy (1911), British History in the Nineteenth Century (1922), and An Autobiography and Other Essays (1949).