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Events. 1 January – Augustus Pitt Rivers takes office as Britain's first Inspector of Ancient Monuments. [1] 5 March – Gloucester City A.F.C. is formed. 15 March – Fenian dynamite campaign: An explosion at the Local Government Board, Charles Street, Mayfair (Westminster) causes over £4,000 worth of damage and some minor injuries to ...
The Expansion of England: Two Courses of Lectures is a book by English historian John Robert Seeley about the growth of the British Empire, first published in 1883.Seeley argued that the British expansion was based on its defeat of Louis XIV's France in the 18th century, and that the Dominions were critical to English power.
Sir John Robert Seeley, KCMG (10 September 1834 – 13 January 1895) was an English Liberal [1][2] historian and political essayist. A founder of British imperial history, [3] he was a prominent advocate for the British Empire, promoting a concept of Greater Britain. This he expounded in his most widely known book The Expansion of England (1883).
May 23 – Robert Louis Stevenson's children's pirate adventure novel Treasure Island first appears in book form from Cassell in London. June – Footlights, the University of Cambridge drama club in England, gives its first performance. June 4 – Mihai Eminescu reads his nationalist poem Doina to an enthusiastic crowd at Junimea in Iași. [2]
Pages in category "1883 British novels" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Subcategories. This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 total. 1880 books (4 C, 14 P) 1881 books (3 C, 7 P) 1882 books (3 C, 9 P) 1883 books (2 C, 7 P) 1884 books (2 C, 10 P) 1885 books (5 C, 12 P) 1886 books (3 C, 7 P)
Treasure Island (originally titled The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys[1]) is both an adventure and historical novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson published in 1883, telling a story of " buccaneers and buried gold " set in the 1700s. It is considered a coming-of-age story and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action.
v. t. e. John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes[3] CB, FBA (/ keɪnz / KAYNZ; 5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946), was an English economist and philosopher whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory and practice of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments. Originally trained in mathematics, he built on and greatly refined earlier ...
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