Project Gutenberg 2005-03-27 Public domain in the USA. 241 Burke, Edmund 1729 1797 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) Produced by Paul Murray, Keith M. Eckrich, the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr. "The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12)" by Edmund Burke is a collection of political writings and speeches likely written during the late 18th century. This volume primarily presents the articles of charge related to the impeachment of Warren Hastings, the former Governor-General of Bengal, addressing issues of governance, corruption, and misconduct during his administration. The opening of this volume introduces a detailed account of specific articles of charge against Warren Hastings, outlining numerous allegations of high crimes and misdemeanors, including the improper extension of contracts, acceptance of bribes, and violations of the East India Company's regulations. Burke highlights various instances where Hastings purportedly prioritized personal connections and financial interests over the duties owed to the Company and the British Crown. As the text sets the stage for the ensuing political discourse, it provides an insightful glimpse into the complexities of colonial governance and the legal repercussions faced by those in power during this period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 31.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1820 Political science -- Early works to 1800 DA Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - British Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Politics 928812 2025-08-06T07:50:21.802047 text/html 953325 2020-12-18T14:45:59 text/html 407352 2025-08-06T07:50:34.238977 application/epub+zip 419512 2025-08-06T07:50:26.470113 application/epub+zip 381533 2025-08-06T07:50:24.651041 application/epub+zip 809898 2025-08-06T07:50:40.111015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 749773 2025-08-06T07:50:32.791058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 711120 2022-09-07T13:53:38.838813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 858432 2025-08-06T07:50:20.738053 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 857953 2020-12-18T14:45:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 857948 2020-12-18T14:45:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20898 2025-08-06T07:50:40.244026 application/rdf+xml 23442 2025-08-06T07:50:25.179042 image/jpeg 4653 2025-08-06T07:50:24.919063 image/jpeg 288140 2020-12-18T14:45:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 311643 2020-12-18T14:45:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 288072 2020-12-18T14:45:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 400110 2025-08-06T07:50:21.869068 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia