The History Of the Reign of George the Third, King of Great-Britain. To the Conclusion of the Session of Parliament, Ending May, 1770. (1770)
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The History Of the Reign of George the Third, King of Great-Britain. To the Conclusion of the Session of Parliament, Ending May, 1770. (1770)
by Robert Macfarlan
Full Title: The History Of the Reign of George the Third, King of Great-Britain, &c. To the Conclusion of the Session of Parliament, Ending May, 1770. To which is prefixed, A Review of the late War
8 ¼ x 5. In English. Printed for the Author, and Published by T. Evans, London, 1770. FIRST EDITION of this history detailing the reign of (Mad) King George III from 1760 to 1770, including the Seven Years War, the British colonies in North America, and the events leading to the American Revolution. Full calf. Spine with five raised bands. Covers conditioned, as well as joints, hinges and corners professionally repaired in 2019. Red label with bright gilt title, “GEORGE III” added. Pastedowns and endpapers free from soiling or ownership markings. Bookplate and half title signature of original owner, “Nicholas Lechmere Charlton of Ludford Park Near Ludlow in Shropshire and of Hanley Castle in Worcestershire.” Title page and text block crisp and clean with some trivial browning to the edges. A sound and pleasing copy of a VERY SCARCE work that is READY FOR DISPLAY.
George III (George William Frederick; 1738 – 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 1760 until the union of the two countries in 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death in 1820. His life and reign were marked by a series of military conflicts with much of Europe, and places farther afield in Africa, the Americas, and Asia. Early in his reign, Great Britain defeated France in the Seven Years' War, becoming the dominant European power in North America and India. However, many of Britain's American colonies were soon lost during the American War of Independence.
Robert Macfarlan (1734 – 1804) was a Scottish schoolmaster, known as a writer, journalist and translator. He was engaged by Thomas Evans the publisher, of Paternoster Row, to write a history of the reign of George III, the first volume of which was issued in 1770. Evans then fell out with Macfarlan, and employed another writer to continue the work. A second volume appeared in 1782 and a third in 1794. After reconciling with Evans, Macfarlan wrote, in 1796, a fourth volume, which was severely handled by the critics. His account of the king's mental state was frank, by the public standards of the time. Macfarlan defended himself in an “Appendix, or the Criticks Criticized,” London, 1797.
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