Project Gutenberg 2017-09-06 Public domain in the USA. 170 Adams, Charles Kendall 1835 1902 Representative British Orations Volume 1 (of 4) With Introductions and Explanatory Notes Produced by Larry B. Harrison, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Representative British Orations Volume 1 (of 4)" by Charles Kendall Adams is a historical collection of significant speeches that have shaped British political thought, written in the late 19th century. The work aims to compile notable oratory that represents pivotal moments and ideas in English history, particularly from the 17th to the 19th century. Through the speeches, Adams illustrates the evolution of principles surrounding liberty, democracy, and governance, spotlighting prominent figures like Sir John Eliot, John Pym, and Lord Chatham. The opening of the volume presents a preface by Adams that lays out his intentions in assembling these orations. He highlights the historical context of the speeches, stressing their impact on the development of British political institutions and ideologies. Adams details the importance of figures such as Sir John Eliot, whose speeches during tumultuous times reflect the ongoing struggle between monarchy and parliamentary power, and John Pym, who articulates grievances against King Charles I's reign. The introductory content not only sets the tone for the analysis of the oratory to follow but also underscores the value of historical speeches in understanding contemporary governance and the enduring fight for freedom and representation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Speeches, addresses, etc., English PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - British 485164 2025-06-22T08:03:07.896503 text/html 457968 2024-10-23T02:36:46 text/html 363872 2025-06-22T08:03:16.159014 application/epub+zip 362662 2025-06-22T08:03:09.848544 application/epub+zip 260152 2025-06-22T08:03:08.976480 application/epub+zip 479605 2025-06-22T08:03:20.955941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440393 2025-06-22T08:03:15.299982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342301 2022-08-25T05:25:45.185518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423169 2025-06-22T08:03:07.229574 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 403263 2024-10-23T02:36:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16414 2025-06-22T08:03:21.105925 application/rdf+xml 15985 2025-06-22T08:03:09.092499 image/jpeg 3078 2025-06-22T08:03:09.035485 image/jpeg 311028 2025-06-22T08:03:07.940510 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