Essays on French History and Historians: Volume

by John M. Robson and John Stuart Mill

Book Overview

J.S. Mill's deep interest in French intellectual, political, and social affairs began in 1820 when, in his fourteenth year, he went to France to live for a year with the family of Sir Samuel Bentham. French became his second language, and France his second home, where he died and was buried in 1873. His interest in history began even earlier when, as a child of seven, he tried to imitate his father's labours on the History of British India;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442631465
• ISBN13: 9781442631465
• Release Date: December 1985
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 638 Pages
• Weight: 2.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"