The Historian and Character: And Other Essays

by Dom David Knowles

Book Overview

This collection of essays and articles by Dom David Knowles was presented to him by his colleagues, friends and pupils on his retirement from the Regius Chair of Modern History at Cambridge in the summer of 1963. The collection opens with Dom David's Inaugural Lecture as Regius Professor, 'The Historian and Character', which provides the unifying theme of the book: almost all the studies illustrate the author's interest in human problems and personalities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521054834
• ISBN13: 9780521054836
• Release Date: January 1963
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.