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THERRY (R.), ed.. THE SPEECHES of the Right Honourable George Canning with a Memoir of his Life. London. 1828 - THERRY (R.), ed. THE SPEECHES of the Right Honourable George Canning with a Memoir of his Life . London: James Ridgway, 1828. 6 v.; XII, 300 pp., 1 ret., 2 fac-similes; [6], 480 pp.; [4], 544 pp.; [4], 442 pp.; [4], 532 pp.; [4], 428 pp.: il.; 230 mm. Complete collection of compiled speeches by George Canning (1770–1827), British statesman who was Foreign Secretary and, briefly, Prime Minister, a central figure in English politics during the Napoleonic Wars and the independence of the new American states. Organized and annotated by the Irish jurist and politician Roger Therry, the work brings together Canning's major speeches in the House of Commons and on the international stage – on the Catholic question, the abolition of the slave trade, foreign policy towards the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America, or parliamentary reform – preceded by an extensive ”Memoir” that traces his political and intellectual career. A reference set for the political history of early 19th-century Britain and for the study of the construction of British liberalism and foreign policy surrounding the Portuguese and Brazilian question. ! Please note that this translated text was generated by Google. !