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Excerpt from The Victorian Chancellors, Vol. 1 of 2: Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, Lord Truro
Lord Brougham has fared rather better at his suc cessor''s hands the tone of the Life is less spiteful, and there is abundance Of amusing anecdote, coming in some cases from sources which are entitled to credit. It cannot, however, be accepted as a satisfactory picture of one who, with all his failings, was a very great man. Lord Brougham foresaw his fate, and attempted to forestall and mitigate it by preparing his auto biography for publication. The result Of his labours, which appeared in can only be utilised with ex treme caution, and it has verified the prediction of a con temporary critic that while unlikely to be extensively read, it will probably prevent any really good life of Lord Brougham from being written.'' It contains letters and documents that are of lasting value; but at the best of times Lord Brougham''s recollection of events differed widely from the impression retained by other actors and eyewitnesses. At the date when this autobiographical fragment - for it stops short at the end of 1834 - was put together, neither his mental nor his physical powers were equal to the effort. The arrangement is chaotic, and a vast amount of super?uous matter is introduced.
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Lord Brougham has fared rather better at his suc cessor''s hands the tone of the Life is less spiteful, and there is abundance Of amusing anecdote, coming in some cases from sources which are entitled to credit. It cannot, however, be accepted as a satisfactory picture of one who, with all his failings, was a very great man. Lord Brougham foresaw his fate, and attempted to forestall and mitigate it by preparing his auto biography for publication. The result Of his labours, which appeared in can only be utilised with ex treme caution, and it has verified the prediction of a con temporary critic that while unlikely to be extensively read, it will probably prevent any really good life of Lord Brougham from being written.'' It contains letters and documents that are of lasting value; but at the best of times Lord Brougham''s recollection of events differed widely from the impression retained by other actors and eyewitnesses. At the date when this autobiographical fragment - for it stops short at the end of 1834 - was put together, neither his mental nor his physical powers were equal to the effort. The arrangement is chaotic, and a vast amount of super?uous matter is introduced.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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