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Halifax: Complete Works
Edited by J. P. Kenyon
Soft cover, good condition. First edition. Penguin Classics edition.
Halifax: Complete Works, edited by J. P. Kenyon, is a scholarly edition of the collected writings of George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (1633–1695), a prominent English statesman, political thinker, and pamphleteer of the late seventeenth century. The volume brings together Halifax’s major political tracts, essays, aphorisms, and reflections, illustrating his role as one of the early proponents of pragmatic, moderate politics—often described as “the art of the possible”—during the turbulent period of the English Restoration and the Glorious Revolution. Included are influential pieces such as The Character of a Trimmer, Maxims of State, and other works that address constitutional balance, liberty, and governance, along with an editorial introduction that situates Halifax’s thought and influence in historical context. Kenyon’s edition makes these historically important texts accessible to modern readers by providing informed editing and commentary on Halifax’s writings and ideas. (catalogue.nla.gov.au)
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