History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688, Volume 1B: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688, Volume 1B, credited to David Hume, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688, Volume 1B by David Hume David Hume is one of the great philosophers of the Western intellectual tradition. His philosophical writings earned him lasting fame and renown; his historical writing earned his bread and butter. His "The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688", published between 1754 and 1764, was immensely popular and Hume wrote that "the copy-money given me by the booksellers much exceeded any thing formerly known in England; I was become not only independent, but opulent." The six volume work has had numerous editions and is still in print today. David Hume and Thomas Babington Macaulay have frequently been compared as the premier English historians but we don't have to choose because Macaulay begins where Hume leaves off. This is Volume 1B which covers the reigns of Henry III to Richard III. (Summary by Richard Carpenter)

Recording facts

• Recording title: History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688, Volume 1B
• Author credits: David Hume
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 58
• Listed recording duration: 23:01:51

Catalogue topics

• English History

Opening tracks: first 24 of 58

1. Chapter 12, part 01 — 23:53
2. Chapter 12, part 02 — 23:05
3. Chapter 12, part 03 — 20:58
4. Chapter 12, part 04 — 20:46
5. Chapter 12, part 05 — 23:10
6. Chapter 12, part 06 — 20:59
7. Chapter 12, part 07 — 21:53
8. Chapter 12, part 08 — 18:15
9. Chapter 13, part 01 — 21:39
10. Chapter 13, part 02 — 21:12
11. Chapter 13, part 03 — 21:15
12. Chapter 13, part 04 — 25:40
13. Chapter 13, part 05 — 23:02
14. Chapter 13, part 06 — 20:27
15. Chapter 13, part 07 — 20:31
16. Chapter 13, part 08 — 18:42
17. Chapter 14, part 01 — 25:22
18. Chapter 14, part 02 — 24:17
19. Chapter 14, part 03 — 24:53
20. Chapter 14, part 04 — 26:11
21. Chapter 15, part 01 — 26:36
22. Chapter 15, part 02 — 29:32
23. Chapter 15, part 03 — 27:54
24. Chapter 15, part 04 — 25:49

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