The Penguin Book Of Historic Speeches

£14.99

From Moses to Nelson Mandela, speeches have helped both change the way we see the world and the way the world is shaped. A great orator, however, has to have the right words and the right message to inspire his or her followers. This work gathers together the world’s greatest speeches, bringing together the words of over 100 men and women. These brilliant and passionate declarations by Disraeli, Lincoln, Gladstone, Churchill, Washington, Socrates, Pankhurst, Lenin, Gandhi and many others provide a vivid glimpse of history in the making while retaining their power to move and inspire today.

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From Moses to Nelson Mandela, speeches have changed the way we see the world and the way the world is shaped.

The Penguin Book of Historic Speeches gathers together the world’s greatest speeches, bringing together the words of over one hundred men and women. These brilliant and passionate declarations by Socrates, Robespierre, Lincoln, Queen Elizabeth I, Churchill, Washington, Pankhurst, Gandhi and many others provide a vivid glimpse of history in the making while retaining their power to move and inspire today.

‘Impeccable. MacArthur prefaces each address with a short but scholarly historical explanation that sets the scene perfectly. An attractive volume’ Andrew Roberts, Sunday Times

‘Works well not just as an anthology but as a history’ Independent on Sunday

Weight 0.362 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 3.1 cm
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Cover

Paperback
Pages

xxiii, 503
Language

English
Edition
Dewey

808.85 (edition:23)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K