A history of Ireland in the eighteenth century (Classics of British historical literature)

8vo. liii, 513 pp, series editor's preface, editor's introduction, bibliographical note, 13 chapters, index. Classics of British Historical Literature: First Edition, 1972. Blue cloth with red cloth backstrip and gilt lettering to front board and spine. ``This history of Ireland encompasses the political and social life during the heyday of the Protestant Ascendancy. Published in 1892, Lecky describes the conflicts and tensions not only within Irish society but between the Irish political elite and the imperial government at Westminster, and covers the most eventful and drama