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Thomas Babington Macaulay

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in Leicestershire, The United Kingdom

October 25, 1800

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December 28, 1859

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Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay PC (25 October 1800 – 28 December 1859) was a British poet, historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer, and on British history. He also held political office as Secretary at War between 1839 and 1841 and Paymaster-General between 1846 and 1848.

As a young man he composed the ballads Ivry and The Armada, which he later included as part of Lays of Ancient Rome, a series of very popular ballads about heroic episodes in Roman history which he composed in India and published in 1842.

During the 1840s he began work on his most famous work, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, publishing the first two volumes in 1848. At first, he had planne...more

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	The History of England by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Hugh Trevor-Roper (Abridged by) 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1848 — 34 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lays of Ancient Rome 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1842 — 34 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of England From the Accession of James II - Volume One 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1848 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of England from the Accession of James II, Vol. II (in Five Volumes) 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1848 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Critical and Historical Essays, Vol 1 of 2 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1843 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of England from the Accession of James the Second Vol. V 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1861 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, Vol. III 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1855 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson by Thomas Babington Macaulay, William Schuyler 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1908 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Machiavelli 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2003	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of England from the Accession of James the Second Vol. IV 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1855 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“What a blessing it is to love books as I love them;- to be able to converse with the dead, and to live amidst the unreal!”
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“I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read”
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“The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.”
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