John Hill Burton (Author of Lives of Simon Lord Lovat, and Duncan Forbes, of Culloden)

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John Hill Burton

Born

in Aberdeen, Scotland

August 22, 1809

Died

August 10, 1881

Genre

History, Biography

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David Hume, Thomas Brown, Walter Scott, Lord Byron, John Galt, Cosmo I ...more

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John Hill Burton FRSE was a Scottish advocate, historian and economist. The author of Life and Correspondence of David Hume, he was secretary of the Scottish Prison Board (1854鈥�77), and Historiographer Royal (1867 - 1881).

He was a contributor to Blackwood's Magazine and other periodicals, and in 1846 published a life of David Hume, which attracted considerable attention, and was followed by Lives of Lord Lovat and Lord President Forbes. He began his career as a historian by the publication in 1853 of History of Scotland from the Revolution to the Extinction of the last Jacobite Insurrection, to which he added (1867鈥�70) History of Scotland from Agricola's Invasion to the Revolution, in 7 vols., thus completing a continuous narrative. Subsequ ...more

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	Lives of Simon Lord Lovat, and Duncan Forbes of Culloden it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1847 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cairngorm Mountains 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1864 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Darien Papers: being A Selection of Original Letters and Official Documents relating to the Establishment of a Colony at Darien by the Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies, 1695 - 1700 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1849 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Political and Social Economy: Its Practical Applications, with an Introductory Essay "John Hill Burton and Popular Economic Thought in the Age of John Stuart Mill" 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1849	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of Scotland from Agricola's Invasion to the Revolution 1688, Volume IV 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1870 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of Scotland from Agricola's Invasion to the Revolution of 1688, Volume VI 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1870 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Emigrant's Manual: Australia, New Zealand, America, and South Africa: with a Preliminary Dissertation 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1848 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life and correspondence of David Hume 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1969 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book-Hunter etc. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1862 — 136 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters of eminent persons, addressed to David Hume ... by John Hill Burton, unknown author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“A great library cannot be constructed; it is the growth of ages.”
― John Hill Burton

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“Scott saw its ludicrous proportions; and it is likely that posterity will remember the Pictish question in the discussion between Monkbarns and Sir Arthur Wardour after the volumes of Whitaker, Goodall, Pinkerton, Chalmers, Ritter, and Grant have been long entombed in their proper shelves.”
― John Hill Burton, The History Of Scotland From Agricola's Invasion To The Extinction Of The Last Jacobite Insurrection, Volume 1

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“In historical literature, Scotland has taken the lead of every other European country. This makes it not a little remarkable, that no continuous and complete national history has been attempted until very recently. The contributions of Robertson, Pinkerton, Laing, Hume, and we may add to the list, McCrie, Cook, and others, refer chiefly to insulated periods, more or less interesting; and allowing for the prejudices and predelictions of some of the writers, they all form either valuable portions, or amusing fragments of the Scottish annals.”
― John Hill Burton, Tait's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 1

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