Trevelyan, english social history asa briggs, a social history of england arthur pollard, ed. The social history of any period must be comprehensive as well as sensitive. Education has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading. Trevelyan, english historian whose work, written for the general reader as much as for the history student, shows an appreciation of the whig tradition in english thought and reflects a keen interest in the anglosaxon element in the english constitution. Trevelyan s english social history, published first. In 1931 the peterhouse historian herbert butterfield, himself later to occupy the cambridge regius chair, wrote an essay on the whig interpretation of history. Used,book in good condition but dust jacket not in best condition. An historic revaluation of the victorian age by british broadcasting corporation sylvan press, 1949. Now i m about to use parts of it on my own course on the same subject. In fact trevelyan thought it was a necessary expedient to compensate for political histories which, he claimed, had been written without reference to their social. During the first half of the twentieth century trevelyan was the most famous, the most honored, the most influential and the most widely read historian of his generation. English social history a survey of six centuries chaucer to queen victoria.
The most famous definition of social history always quoted, invariably criticised, and never fully understood is that of g. Its best illustration is trevelyan s english social history. The poetry of history lies in the quasimiraculous fact that once, on this earth, once, on this familiar spot of ground, walked other men and women, as actual as we are today, thinking their own thoughts, swayed by their own passions, but now all gone, one generation vanishing into another, gone as utterly as we ourselves shall shortly be gone, like ghosts at cockcrow. The dilemmas of a liberal internationalist, 19001945 alastair maclachlan on the face of it, biography, with its focus on intimate, personal identity, seems. George macaulay trevelyan om cbe frs fba 16 february 1876 21 july 1962, was a. A survey of six centuries, chaucer to queen victoria. Trevelyan, master of trinity college, late regius prof.
The book caught the wartime patriotic mood very well and it remained in print and in demand long after historians had turned their backs on it, a popular offer with subscription book clubs well into. Trevelyan the discovery of modern england and of the modern family had proceeded a long way between the death of maitland and the start of the second world war. It furthers the universitys objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Trevelyan, who began his english social history by defining it as the history of the people with the politics left out. Download pdf g m trevelyan free online new books in. Trevelyan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Finished in the years leading up to world war two it reflects the time in. Its principal theme is the economic causes and social and intellectual consequences of the industrial revolution in full blast. Published originally in 1942 for the purpose of serving the interests of research students and scholars of english literature, the book has recently seen its demand rising in india especially among the aspirants of net english examination.
He was a scion of the greatest historical dynasty that britain has ever produced. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. English social history by trevelyan, first edition abebooks. Oxford university press is a department of the university of oxford.
Trevelyan s book on english social history is a classic for everybody who might want to trace the background and development of the industrial revolution in england. Trevelyan was an english historian whose work, written for the general reader as much as for the history student, shows an appreciation for the whig traiditon in. Click to read more about english social history by g. Trevelyan maintains that social history is the history of a people with the politics left out.
While never neglecting to examine the conditions of english life, this celebrated historian highlights the liberty and toleration that emerged during these years. George macaulay trevelyans english social history is a classic work. This book offers an unparalleled portrait of everyday english life, from the emergence of the english as a racial and cultural unit in chaucers day through six varied and kaleidoscopic centuries to 1901. The foundations for a new view of english history had been laid. Chaucer to queen victoria 1942 us and canada, 1944. In those days, before it became scientific, cricket was the best game in the world to watch, with its rapid sequence of amusing incidents, each ball a potential crisis. Described by a contemporary as probably the most widely read historian in the world. Nov 04, 2008 english social history a survey of six centuries chaucer to queen victoria hardback by g. Trevelyans english social history, published first.
Trevelyan defined social history as the history of a people with the politics left out, this was not because he endorsed such a negative classification. Trevelyan s broad appeal lay in the lyrical beauty of. Trevelyan, an autobiography and other essays, longmans, london, 1949. Trevelyans masterful narrative explores the major events of this period, which witnessed the upheavals of civil war, the restoration and the glorious revolution. Trevelyan, is the history of a people with the politics left out. A survey of six centuries, chaucer to queen victoria london. In this book, he paints an authentic picture of everyday english life over six varied centuries up until 1901, capturing every great ebb and flow of the social changes that took place in this country. Trevelyan was the third son of sir george trevelyan, 2nd baronet, and greatnephew of thomas babington macaulay, whose staunch liberal whig principles he espoused in accessible works of literate narrative avoiding a consciously dispassionate analysis, that became old. George macaulay trevelyan, om, cbe, frs, fba, was an english historian. Century elizabeth elizabethan enclosure england english. Trevelyan, english social history, longmans, green 1942, p.
Publication date 1942 topics iiit collection digitallibraryindia. This fourth and last volume of the illustrated edition of my english social history covers the nineteenth century. Trevelyan george macaulay trevelyan cbe om february 16, 1876 july 21, 1962, was an english historian, son of sir george otto trevelyan and greatnephew of thomas babington macaulay, whose staunch liberal whig principles he espoused in accessible works of literate narrative avoiding a consciously dispassionate analysis, that became. Trevelyan, the call and claims of natural beauty,rickman godlee lecture for 1931, essay in autobiography, longman, 1950, p. Trevelyan s eminence among historians has received worldwide recognition, and the bloodless revolution is a subject within the period of english history to which he devoted many years of special study. The best description of what had been achieved is in g.