Raleigh
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- First published
- 1886
- Pages
- 147
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Preface
3:55 -
I: Youth
32:06 -
II: At Court
51:26 -
III: In Disgrace
46:44 -
IV: Guiana
40:16 -
V: Cadiz
42:59 -
VI: Last Days of Elizabeth
48:22 -
VII: The Trial at Winchester, Part 1
32:59 -
VII: The Trial at Winchester, Part 2
36:27 -
VIII: In the Tower, Part 1
31:41 -
VIII: In the Tower, Part 2
33:01 -
IX: The Second Voyage to Guiana
27:58 -
X: The End
35:24
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About this book
Edmund Gosse traces Walter Raleigh's life from a Devonshire farmhouse to the uneasy world of royal service. Published in 1886, this biography begins with family connections, religious divisions and the uncertain record of Raleigh's youth. Gosse draws on letters, deeds and earlier studies, sometimes disputing another writer's dates or refusing to accept a story for which he finds little support. His attention to such gaps makes the process of reconstructing a life part of the reading.
At the change from Elizabeth's reign to that of James I, Raleigh must seek renewed appointments from a king who receives him coolly. His position at court and even his London home come under pressure. Voyages to Guiana, confinement in the Tower and a trial at Winchester give later chapters their subjects.
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Book facts
- Author
- Edmund Gosse
- First published
- 1886
- Reading time
- About 5 hours
- Pages
- 147
- Language
- English
- Genre
- European History
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- PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
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