Ten Personal Studies ...

By Wilfrid Philip Ward

Book Overview

Ten Personal Studies: Balfour, Delane, Hutton, Knowles, Sidgwick, Lytton, Ryder, Duff, Leo XIII, Wiseman, Newman, Mannin is a book written by Wilfrid Ward and published in 1908. The book is a collection of biographical essays that explore the lives and achievements of ten prominent individuals from various fields, including politics, journalism, philosophy, religion, and literature. The ten individuals featured in the book are: Arthur Balfour, the British Prime Minister; John Delane, the editor of The Times newspaper; Richard Hutton, a philosopher and journalist; John Knowles, a writer and editor; Henry Sidgwick, a philosopher and educator; Edward Bulwer-Lytton, a novelist and politician; Charles Ryder, a Catholic bishop; Alexander Duff, a Scottish missionary; Pope Leo XIII, the head of the Catholic Church; Nicholas Wiseman, a Catholic cardinal; and John Henry Newman, a theologian and writer. Ward's essays provide detailed and insightful accounts of each individual's life, work, and contributions to their respective fields. Through his writing, Ward offers a glimpse into the personalities, beliefs, and motivations of these influential figures, and explores the impact they had on their contemporaries and on history as a whole. Overall, Ten Personal Studies: Balfour, Delane, Hutton, Knowles, Sidgwick, Lytton, Ryder, Duff, Leo XIII, Wiseman, Newman, Mannin is a fascinating and informative book that sheds light on the lives of some of the most influential people of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1164069551
• ISBN13: 9781164069553
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"