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© 2016 University of Toronto Press, Toronto

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. INTRODUCTION xi
  4. TEXTUAL INTRODUCTION lvii
  5. France, 1820-21
  6. 1. Journal and Notebook of a Year in France 1
  7. 2. Traité de Logique (1820-21) 145
  8. 3. Lecture Notes on Logic (1820-21) 191
  9. Debating Speeches, 1823-29
  10. 4. The Utility of Knowledge 255
  11. 5. Parliamentary Reform [1] (Aug. 1824) 261
  12. 6. Parliamentary Reform [2] (Aug. 1824) 271
  13. 7. Population: Proaemium (1825) 286
  14. 8. Population (1825) 287
  15. 9. Population: Reply to Thirlwall (1825) 296
  16. 10. Cooperation: First Speech (1825) 308
  17. 11. Cooperation: Intended Speech (1825) 308
  18. 12. Cooperation: Closing Speech (1825) 313
  19. 13. Cooperation: Notes (1825) 325
  20. 14. Influence of the Aristocracy (9 Dec., 1825) 326
  21. 15. Primogeniture (20 Jan., 1826) 335
  22. 16. Catiline's Conspiracy (28 Feb., 1826) 341
  23. 17. The Universities [1] (7 Apr., 1826) 348
  24. 18. The Universities [2] (7 Apr., 1826) 354
  25. 19. The British Constitution [1] (19 May?, 1826) 358
  26. 20. The British Constitution [2] (19 May, 1826) 371
  27. 21. The Influence of Lawyers (30 Mar., 1827?) 385
  28. 22. The Use of History (1827) 392
  29. 23. The Coalition Ministry (29 June, 1827) 397
  30. 24. The Present State of Literature (16 Nov., 1827) 409
  31. 25. The Church (15 Feb., 1828) 418
  32. 26. Perfectibility (2 May, 1828) 428
  33. 27. Wordsworth and Byron (30 Jan., 1829) 434
  34. 28. Montesquieu (3 Apr., 1829) 443
  35. Walking Tours, 1827-32
  36. 29. Walking Tour of Sussex 455
  37. 30. Walking Tour of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Surrey (3-15 July, 1828) 477
  38. 31. Walking Tour of Yorkshire and the Lake District (July-Aug. 1831) 501
  39. 32. Walking Tour of Hampshire, West Sussex, and the Isle of Wight (19 July-6 Aug., 1832) 557
  40. 33. Walking Tour of Cornwall (3-9 Oct., 1832) 613
  41. Diary, 1854
  42. 34. Diary 641
  43. APPENDICES
  44. Appendix A. The Manuscripts 671
  45. Appendix B. Journal and Notebook: Ancillary Materials (1820-21) 679
  46. Appendix C. Textual Emendations 685
  47. Appendix D. Index of Persons and Works Cited 691
  48. INDEX 751
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442680814-028

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. INTRODUCTION xi
  4. TEXTUAL INTRODUCTION lvii
  5. France, 1820-21
  6. 1. Journal and Notebook of a Year in France 1
  7. 2. Traité de Logique (1820-21) 145
  8. 3. Lecture Notes on Logic (1820-21) 191
  9. Debating Speeches, 1823-29
  10. 4. The Utility of Knowledge 255
  11. 5. Parliamentary Reform [1] (Aug. 1824) 261
  12. 6. Parliamentary Reform [2] (Aug. 1824) 271
  13. 7. Population: Proaemium (1825) 286
  14. 8. Population (1825) 287
  15. 9. Population: Reply to Thirlwall (1825) 296
  16. 10. Cooperation: First Speech (1825) 308
  17. 11. Cooperation: Intended Speech (1825) 308
  18. 12. Cooperation: Closing Speech (1825) 313
  19. 13. Cooperation: Notes (1825) 325
  20. 14. Influence of the Aristocracy (9 Dec., 1825) 326
  21. 15. Primogeniture (20 Jan., 1826) 335
  22. 16. Catiline's Conspiracy (28 Feb., 1826) 341
  23. 17. The Universities [1] (7 Apr., 1826) 348
  24. 18. The Universities [2] (7 Apr., 1826) 354
  25. 19. The British Constitution [1] (19 May?, 1826) 358
  26. 20. The British Constitution [2] (19 May, 1826) 371
  27. 21. The Influence of Lawyers (30 Mar., 1827?) 385
  28. 22. The Use of History (1827) 392
  29. 23. The Coalition Ministry (29 June, 1827) 397
  30. 24. The Present State of Literature (16 Nov., 1827) 409
  31. 25. The Church (15 Feb., 1828) 418
  32. 26. Perfectibility (2 May, 1828) 428
  33. 27. Wordsworth and Byron (30 Jan., 1829) 434
  34. 28. Montesquieu (3 Apr., 1829) 443
  35. Walking Tours, 1827-32
  36. 29. Walking Tour of Sussex 455
  37. 30. Walking Tour of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Surrey (3-15 July, 1828) 477
  38. 31. Walking Tour of Yorkshire and the Lake District (July-Aug. 1831) 501
  39. 32. Walking Tour of Hampshire, West Sussex, and the Isle of Wight (19 July-6 Aug., 1832) 557
  40. 33. Walking Tour of Cornwall (3-9 Oct., 1832) 613
  41. Diary, 1854
  42. 34. Diary 641
  43. APPENDICES
  44. Appendix A. The Manuscripts 671
  45. Appendix B. Journal and Notebook: Ancillary Materials (1820-21) 679
  46. Appendix C. Textual Emendations 685
  47. Appendix D. Index of Persons and Works Cited 691
  48. INDEX 751
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