THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 18509
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THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY
Clipped from his signed note addressed to the Speaker of the House of Commons
Signature: "T B Macaulay", "The Right Honorable/The Speaker of the House of Commons"
4½x3. Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859) was a Whig Member of the British
Parliament for most of the years between 1830 and 1859. As a member of colonial India's
governing Supreme Council (1834-1838), he championed the emergence of an
English-speaking Indian elite that shared English values and customs ("Macaulay's children").
He held various Cabinet posts, including Secretary of War (1839-1841) and
Paymaster-General (1846-1848). Even better known as a poet, essayist and historian, he
published a four-volume History of England, which sold widely and eventually published in
13 languages. Macaulay's account, written in excellent prose, treated English history as the
gradual triumph of liberty and progress. His dramatic view of history, replete with heroes
and villains, was enormously popular in his time. Although his elitism and the dismissive
attitude he assumed toward the achievements of other cultures and peoples have negatively
affected his legacy, Macaulay's literary output continues to command the respect of both
critics and scholars alike. Toned. Corners lightly worn. Otherwise, fine condition.
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