Project Gutenberg 2014-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 235 Wallace, Robert 1831 1899 Smith, John Campbell 1828 1914 Smith, J. Campbell Brown, Joseph George Buchanan Famous Scots Series, 32 Produced by Fay Dunn, sp1nd and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "George Buchanan" by Robert Wallace and John Campbell Smith is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the life and influence of George Buchanan, notable as a political thinker, scholar, and literary figure from Scotland during the Renaissance. The book highlights Buchanan's importance in the struggle for political liberty against tyranny and his contributions to literature and education. The opening of the text sets the stage for Buchanan's remarkable legacy, beginning with a reflection on a significant historical event—the beheading of Lord William Russell—paired with the burning of Buchanan’s and Milton’s political writings by the University of Oxford. It establishes Buchanan as a pivotal figure in the defense of the principles of liberty and governance by the people, and introduces his dual role as both a fierce political critic and a celebrated poet of his time. The author notes Buchanan's profound influence on later political movements and his esteem among contemporaries, as well as his active engagement in the political turmoil of his era, solidifying his place in the history of liberal thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45427/45427-h/images/front_cover.jpg Reading ease score: 53.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Buchanan, George, 1506-1582 DA Text Famous Scots Series Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 308288 2025-08-18T11:34:20.376632 text/html 290603 2024-10-24T06:01:24 text/html 362538 2025-08-18T11:34:25.691531 application/epub+zip 364399 2025-08-18T11:34:21.507608 application/epub+zip 171165 2025-08-18T11:34:20.918543 application/epub+zip 468243 2025-08-18T11:34:28.878543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358507 2025-08-18T11:34:25.141553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243955 2022-09-20T17:50:26.644563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246762 2025-08-18T11:34:19.672603 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226913 2024-10-24T06:01:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18037 2025-08-18T11:34:29.032521 application/rdf+xml 16708 2025-08-18T11:34:21.016577 image/jpeg 2468 2025-08-18T11:34:20.967571 image/jpeg 344591 2025-08-18T11:34:20.408573 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 en.wikipedia