Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Biographical Chronology
- THE LETTERS
- At Holly Lodge, 1 January 1856–25 August 1857
- Baron Macaulay of Rothley, 29 August 1857–29 December 1858
- The Final Year, 3 January–25 December 1859
- Letters of Uncertain Date, 1839–1859?
- Additional Letters, 4 March 1831–16 December 1848
- Appendixes
- Indexes
At Holly Lodge, 1 January 1856–25 August 1857
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 May 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Biographical Chronology
- THE LETTERS
- At Holly Lodge, 1 January 1856–25 August 1857
- Baron Macaulay of Rothley, 29 August 1857–29 December 1858
- The Final Year, 3 January–25 December 1859
- Letters of Uncertain Date, 1839–1859?
- Additional Letters, 4 March 1831–16 December 1848
- Appendixes
- Indexes
Summary
1856 January 31
Retires from House of Commons
- January–February
Negotiating for Holly Lodge, Campden Hill
- March 13
Longman pays £20,000 to TBM's account
- March 20–24
Easter tour to Rochester and Canterbury
- May 2
Leaves the Albany for Holly Lodge
- May
Begins preparation of corrected reprint of History, published in 7 vols., 1857–8, and intended to be the final text
- July 30
Finishes life of Johnson for Encyclopaedia Britannica
- August 20–September 27
Italian tour with Ellis: Turin, Milan, Verona, Venice
- October 1
Begins vol. 5 of History
1857 February
Appointed trustee of National Portrait Gallery
- April 9–13
Easter tour to Salisbury, Stonehenge, Longleat
- July 20–23
Attends Manchester Exhibition of the Art Treasures of the United Kingdom
Frances Macaulay 1 January 1856
TO FRANCES MACAULAY, I JANUARY 1856
MS: Trinity College.
Albany London Jany. 1. 1856
Dearest Fanny,
I am astonished at what you tell me. There ought to be a thanksgiving day for my book, and a service prepared by the Archbishop.
We at least have reason to be thankful: for the success has certainly been great, under every disadvantage. Expectation was so extravagant that not to have altogether disappointed it is a triumph. I have a great drawer full of criticisms which Longman sends me. They are generally very laudatory with a mixture of acid. The people of Londonderry seem to be out of their wits.
I shall not give anything to Mr. What d'ye call- […………………] Glamorganshire or Caithnessshire? If he speaks to you again say that I am forced to confine my charities to places with which I have some special connection.
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- The Letters of Thomas Babington MacAulay , pp. 3 - 110Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1981