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The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of …

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(4,436 Sterne; 55 Bewertungen)

David Hume is one of the great philosophers of the Western intellectual tradition. His philosophical writings earned him lasting fame and renown; his historical writing earned his bread and butter. His "The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688", published between 1754 and 1764, was immensely popular and Hume wrote that "the copy-money given me by the booksellers much exceeded any thing formerly known in England; I was become not only independent, but opulent." The six volume work has had numerous editions and is still in print today. David Hume and Thomas Babington Macaulay have frequently been compared as the premier English historians but we don't have to choose because Macaulay begins where Hume leaves off. (Summary by Richard Carpenter) (21 hr 33 min)

Chapters

01 - The Life of David Hume, Esq.

20:56

Read by Richard Carpenter

02 - Letter from Adam Smith

14:08

Read by Richard Carpenter

03 - Chapter I, part 01

30:27

Read by Brendan Stallard

04 - Chapter I, part 02

32:18

Read by Brendan Stallard

05 - Chapter I, part 03

33:45

Read by Brendan Stallard

06 - Chapter I, part 04

28:46

Read by Brendan Stallard

07 - Chapter I, part 05

21:53

Read by J L Raimundo

08 - Chapter II, part 01

16:22

Read by J L Raimundo

09 - Chapter II, part 02

19:47

Read by J L Raimundo

10 - Chapter II, part 03

21:50

Read by Robert Hoffman

11 - Chapter II, part 04

19:38

Read by Erin McKelle

12 - Chapter II, part 05

15:03

Read by stmacduff

13 - Chapter II, part 06

21:22

Read by stmacduff

14 - Chapter III, part 01

20:45

Read by Brendan Stallard

15 - Chapter III, part 02

20:08

Read by Brendan Stallard

16 - Chapter III, part 03

23:23

Read by Brendan Stallard

17 - Chapter III, part 04

25:16

Read by Brendan Stallard

18 - Chapter III, part 05

30:31

Read by Brendan Stallard

19 - Chapter III, part 06

18:02

Read by Brendan Stallard

20 - Chapter III, part 07

22:11

Read by Brendan Stallard

21 - Appendix I, part 01

21:03

Read by Richard Carpenter

22 - Appendix I, part 02

20:09

Read by Richard Carpenter

23 - Appendix I, part 03

21:06

Read by Richard Carpenter

24 - Chapter IV, part 01

19:25

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25 - Chapter IV, part 02

18:52

Read by stmacduff

26 - Chapter IV, part 03

19:13

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27 - Chapter IV, part 04

22:23

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28 - Chapter IV, part 05

24:01

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29 - Chapter V, part 01

28:32

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30 - Chapter V, part 02

27:17

Read by roeg11

31 - Chapter VI, part 01

31:15

Read by KK

32 - Chapter VI, part 02

30:46

Read by KK

33 - Chapter VI, part 03

35:34

Read by KK

34 - Chapter VII, part 01

21:09

Read by Richard Carpenter

35 - Chapter VII, part 02

19:03

Read by stmacduff

36 - Chapter VIII, part 01

22:31

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37 - Chapter VIII, part 02

21:53

Read by stmacduff

38 - Chapter VIII, part 03

20:57

Read by Robert Hoffman

39 - Chapter VIII, part 04

24:48

Read by Brendan Stallard

40 - Chapter VIII, part 05

18:21

Read by Brendan Stallard

41 - Chapter IX, part 01

25:51

Read by Robert Hoffman

42 - Chapter IX, part 02

25:22

Read by Robert Hoffman

43 - Chapter IX, part 03

23:39

Read by Robert Hoffman

44 - Chapter IX, part 04

21:52

Read by Robert Hoffman

45 - Chapter X, part 01

24:11

Read by Robert Hoffman

46 - Chapter X, part 02

25:51

Read by Robert Hoffman

47 - Chapter X, part 03

27:06

Read by Robert Hoffman

48 - Chapter XI, part 01

28:29

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49 - Chapter XI, part 02

28:05

Read by Felicity C

50 - Chapter XI, part 03

30:19

Read by Felicity C

51 - Chapter XI, part 04

24:26

Read by Richard Carpenter

52 - Chapter XI, part 05

26:11

Read by Felicity C

53 - Appendix II, part 01

24:02

Read by Richard Carpenter

54 - Appendix II, part 02

23:58

Read by Richard Carpenter

55 - Appendix II, part 03

16:34

Read by Richard Carpenter

56 - Appendix II, part 04

17:29

Read by Richard Carpenter

Bewertungen

Nice production.

(5 Sterne)

Really needs an outline however. For example chapter x. reign of Richard l Chapter xl. reign of John. Chapter vlll : the reign of Henry II

(5 Sterne)

All the recordings are impressively well read, and Hume is an incredible writer and historian.66.

it is painful to listen to chapter 2 part 4 carelesspeakerz

(3 Sterne)

(2 Sterne)

book is great but chap 2 part 4 poorly read ..

(5 Sterne)

Awesome job of reading by all the volunteers on this volume.

Fantastic

(5 Sterne)

An extremely informative work, recommend to all serious students.

Educational however...

(4 Sterne)

The scope and breadth of mispronunciations is astonishing.

(3,5 Sterne)

chapter 2 part 4 was really hard to listen to. I'm not going to visit that critical thinkers website that she advertises at the end.