{"product_id":"9780865970205","title":"The History of England: Six-Volume Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Hume's great, enduring reputation in philosophy tends to obscure the fact that, among his contemporaries, his \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory of England\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e was a more successful work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e covers almost 1800 years. Hume saw English history as an evolution from a government of will to a government of law. Advanced in Hume's masterly prose, this argument continues to make the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e a valuable study for the modern reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Liberty Fund edition is based on the edition of 1778, the last to contain corrections by Hume. The typography has been modernized for ease of reading. Hume's own index to the entire work may be found at the conclusion of volume VI.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam B. Todd\u003c\/b\u003e is The Mildred Caldwell and Baine Perkins Kerr Centennial Professor Emeritus in English History and Culture at the University of Texas at Austin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe History of England: Volume I\u003cbr\u003eThe History of England: Volume II\u003cbr\u003eThe History of England: Volume III\u003cbr\u003eThe History of England: Volume IV\u003cbr\u003eThe History of England: Volume V\u003cbr\u003eThe History of England: Volume VI\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liberty Fund Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012295934192,"sku":"9780865970205","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780865970205_p0.jpg?v=1763847252","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780865970205","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}