John Wilkes: The Lives of a LibertineJohn Wilkes remains one of the most colourful and intriguing characters of eighteenth-century Britain. Born in 1725, the son of a prosperous London distiller, he was given the classical education of a gentleman, before entering politics as a Whig. Finding his party in opposition following the accession of George III in 1760 he took up his pen with sensational effect, and made a career out of excoriating the new administration and promoting the Whig interest. His charismatic style and vicious wit soon ensured that he became a figurehead for the radical cause, earning him many admirers and many enemies. Amongst the latter were the king, and the artist William Hogarth who famously depicted Wilkes as a grinning, squint-eyed, pug-nosed agent of misrule. Whilst Wilkes's political career has been much explored, particularly the period between 1763 and 1774, much less has been written about his remarkable private life. This biography provides a more comprehensive examination of Wilkes throughout his long life than has hitherto been available. Taking a thematic, rather than chronological approach it is divided into six main chapters covering family, ambition, sex, religion, class and money, which allows a much more rounded picture of Wilkes to emerge. In so doing it provides a fascinating insight, not only into one of the most intriguing characters of the Georgian period, but also into wider eighteenth-century British society and its shifting attitudes to morality, politics and gender. |
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A year later , himself an exile in Paris and virtually destitute , he wrote : ' My plan
for my daughter ' s education is the greatest expense to me , and that is a point I
cannot dispense with ' . 80 Wilkes ' s concern for Polly ' s education was probably
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A year later , himself an exile in Paris and virtually destitute , he wrote : ' My plan
for my daughter ' s education is the greatest expense to me , and that is a point I
cannot dispense with ' . 80 Wilkes ' s concern for Polly ' s education was probably
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109 Any overt attack on the domestic existence of Wilkes and his daughter would
have seemed crass , an offence against sentiment . By now the relationship
between father and daughter was taking on many of the features of the ideal ...
109 Any overt attack on the domestic existence of Wilkes and his daughter would
have seemed crass , an offence against sentiment . By now the relationship
between father and daughter was taking on many of the features of the ideal ...
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Polly was assigned the task of supervising renovation , while her father fretted
about health hazards ( “ Let me entreat you . . . my dearest daughter . . . to run no
risk from the smell of paint , dampness of new furniture , etc . ) , commiserated ...
Polly was assigned the task of supervising renovation , while her father fretted
about health hazards ( “ Let me entreat you . . . my dearest daughter . . . to run no
risk from the smell of paint , dampness of new furniture , etc . ) , commiserated ...
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| Titel | John Wilkes: The Lives of a Libertine |
| Autor/in | John Sainsbury |
| Ausgabe | illustriert |
| Verlag | Ashgate, 2006 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 13. Juni 2008 |
| ISBN | 0754656268, 9780754656265 |
| Länge | 282 Seiten |
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