History of Europe from the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII Volume V

History of Europe from the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII Volume V

Alison, Sir Archibald

London: Blackwood & Sons, 1852

Internet Archive

1852

George Eliot to Sara Sophia Hennell, 19 February 1856. “We have been half laughing, half indignant, over Alison's new volume of his Hist[ory] of Europe, in which he undertakes to give an account of German literature. For an impudent exhibition of ignorance and imbecility, it surpasses anything I have seen -- even Mr. S. C. Fullom. It is deplorable to think how many people will spend their money on his huge volume of rubbish and fancy they are making a valuable addition to their library.” GEL 2: 229 

Alison, Sir Archibald, History of Europe from the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII Volume V, George Eliot's Reading, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/57676

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