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Nonfiction · 1770

Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches

Edmund Burke

Reading time
about 3.5 h
Length
46,936 words · 168 pages
Structure
5 chapters · 1 front-matter section
Language
English
Era
Enlightenment

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Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Thoughts on the Present Discontents
  3. Speech on the Middlesex Election February, 1771
  4. Speech on the Powers of Juries in Prosecutions for Libels March, 1771
  5. Speech on a Bill for Shortening the Duration of Parliaments
  6. Speech on Reform of Representation in the House of Commons June, 1784

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Edmund Burke

1729–1797 · Enlightenment

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