Short Studies on Great Subjects (Illustrated)

•The book is an edited and illustrated version of the original one and includes 20 or more unique illustrations which are relevant to its content.
•The extraordinary range of interest and learning of James Anthony Froude, the famous Victorian historian, is revealed in this collection of essays. Educational essays on religious and philosophical subjects, ranging from Erasmus and Catholicism to Spinoza. The studies are wide-ranging in time and topic; remote problems in biblical history, ideals of medieval Europe, the accomplishments of sixteenth-century seamen, and questions of his own day are all subject to his scrutiny.