Essays on French History and Historians (Collected Works of John Stuart Mill - Vol 20)

The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill took thirty years to complete and is acknowledged as the definitive edition of J.S. Mill and as one of the finest works editions ever completed. Mill's contributions to philosophy, economics, and history, and in the roles of scholar, politician and journalist can hardly be overstated and this edition remains the only reliable version of the full range of Mill's writings. Each volume contains extensive notes, a new introduction and an index. Many of the volumes have been unavailable for some time, but the Works are now again available, both as a complete set and as individual volumes. Front Matter......Page 1 Editorial Committee......Page 2 Title Page......Page 3 Publishing and Copyright Details......Page 4 Table of Contents......Page 5 Introduction, by John C. Cairns, pp. vii-xcii......Page 7 Textual Introduction, by John M. Robson, pp. xciii-cxix......Page 93 Mignet's French Revolution (1826), p. 1......Page 121 Modern French Historical Works (1826), p. 15......Page 135 Scott's Life of Napoleon (1828), p. 53......Page 173 Alison's History of the French Revolution (1833), p. 111......Page 231 The Monster Trial (1835), p. 123......Page 243 Carlyle's French Revolution (1837), p. 131......Page 251 Armand Carrel (1837), p. 167......Page 287 Michelet's History of France (1844), p. 217......Page 337 Guizot's Essays and Lectures on History (1845), p. 257......Page 377 Duveyrier's Political Views of French Affairs (1846), p. 295......Page 415 Vindication of the French Revolution of February 1848 (1849), p. 317......Page 437 Appendix A: Guizot's Lectures on European Civilization (1836), p. 367......Page 487 Appendix B: French Texts of Material Quoted in Vindication of the French Revolution of February 1848, p. 394......Page 514 Appendix C: Textual Emendations, p. 401......Page 521 Appendix D: Index of Persons and Works Cited, with Variants and Notes, p. 406......Page 526 Index, p. 511......Page 631 End of Volume XX, p. 517......Page 637 Examining Mill's contributions to philosophy, economics and history, in the roles of scholar, politician and journalist, this volume features essays on French history and historians. The volumes are available both as a complete set and as individual works Acknowledged as the definitive edition of J.S. Mill, the complete set of volumes are now again available containing extensive notes, a new introduction and an index.