John Stuart Mill: Victorian Firebrand by Richard Reeves (English) Paperback Book

Description: John Stuart Mill by Richard Reeves Now in paperback, Richard Reevess beautifully written book is the definitive life of one of the heroic giants of Victorian England and the first biography for general readers since 1954: The best book I have read in a long time. Ben Wilson, Literary Review FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Now in paperback, Richard Reeves beautifully written book is the definitive life of one of the heroic giants of Victorian England and the first biography for general readers since 1954: The best book I have read in a long time - Ben Wilson, Literary Review. A young activist and highly-educated Cambridge Union debater, Mill would become in time the highest-ranked English thinker of the nineteenth century, the author of the landmark essay On Liberty and one of the most passionate reformers and advocates of his revolutionary, opinionated age. As a journalist he fired off a weekly article on Irish land reform as the people of that nation starved, as an MP he introduced the first vote on womens suffrage, fought to preserve free-speech and opposed slavery, and, in his private life, pursued for two decades a love affair with another mans wife. To understand Mill and his contribution, Richard Reeves explores his life and work in tandem. His book is a riveting and authoritative biography of a man raised to promote happiness, whose life was spent in the pursuit of truth and liberty for all. Notes Paperback edition of the beautifully written book detailing the life of one of the heroic giants of Victorian England. John Stuart Mill was the greatest public thinker in British history, and was a passionate man of action and the voice of modern liberty. Gripping and authoritative... Hilary Spurling, Observer Author Biography Richard Reeves is a leading social and political commentator, writing regularly for the Observer, New Statesman, Guardian, and Prospect. He is a former Columnist of the Year and Young Financial Journalist of the Year and has held research fellowships at the Institute for Public Policy Research and the University of London. He is the author of Dream Hoarders, about the rise of a class-based society in America. Review Meticulously explored... This is a masterpiece. * Catholic Herald * Richard Reeves has assembled an impressive array of material and marshalled it with great style... the pace never slackens, the writing is slick and lucid. -- Phil Collins * Daily Telegraph * Gripping and authoritative... Liberty, individualism and imagination were the essence of Mills thought, and now that Mills liberalism seems to have finally run its course, Reeves spells out its implications with exemplary lucidity, thoroughness and brio. -- Hilary Spurling * Observer * Richard Reeves sparkling new biography succeeds triumphantly. Practically every aspect of Mills life and thought is freshly presented. -- John Gray * Independent * Prizes Short-listed for James Tait Black Memorial Book Prize: Biography 2008 Long Description Now in paperback, Richard Reeves beautifully written book is the definitive life of one of the heroic giants of Victorian England and the first biography for general readers since 1954: The best book I have read in a long time - Ben Wilson, Literary Review. A young activist and highly-educated Cambridge Union debater, Mill would become in time the highest-ranked English thinker of the nineteenth century, the author of the landmark essay On Liberty and one of the most passionate reformers and advocates of his revolutionary, opinionated age. As a journalist he fired off a weekly article on Irish land reform as the people of that nation starved, as an MP he introduced the first vote on womens suffrage, fought to preserve free-speech and opposed slavery, and, in his private life, pursued for two decades a love affair with another mans wife. To understand Mill and his contribution, Richard Reeves explores his life and work in tandem. His book is a riveting and authoritative biography of a man raised to promote happiness, whose life was spent in the pursuit of truth and liberty for all. Details ISBN1843546442 Author Richard Reeves Pages 624 Publisher Atlantic Books Year 2008 ISBN-10 1843546442 ISBN-13 9781843546443 Format Paperback Publication Date 2008-09-01 Imprint Atlantic Books Subtitle Victorian Firebrand Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 192 Media Book Edition 1st Short Title JOHN STUART MILL Language English Residence New York City, NY, US Birth 1936 Affiliation Visiting Professor, Annenberg School for Communication, USC Position Author Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2008-09-01 AU Release Date 2008-09-01 NZ Release Date 2008-09-01 Illustrations 2 x 8 page black and white plates; 2 x 8 page black and white plates We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:37459797;

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