Stephen, Leslie 1832-1904

History of English thought in the eighteenth century by Leslie Stephen ( Book )
86 editions published between 1875 and 1991 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,320 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The plan of this book was, I believe, suggested to me by Mr. Pattison's essay upon the 'Tendencies of Religious Thought in England from 1688 to 1750.' I thought that it might be worth while to give a more detailed and systematic account of the movement so admirably characterised in that essay. The history of the deistical controversy, which is the chief product of eighteenth-century theology, has been several times written. In order to give a satisfactory account of the deist controversy, it thus seemed necessary to describe the general theological tendencies of the time; and in order to set forth intelligibly the ideas which shaped those tendencies, it seemed desirable, again, to trace their origin in the philosophy of the time, and to show their application in other departments of speculation. I have, therefore, begun with an account of the contemporary philosophy, though, in repeating a thrice-told tale, I have endeavoured to be as brief as was compatible with my purpose. Further, I have tried to indicate the application of the principles accepted in philosophy and theology to moral and political questions, and their reflection in the imaginative literature of the time. The book, as it is, has assumed such dimensions that I have been unable to describe it satisfactorily by any other than the perhaps too ambitious title which it bears. This second volume specifically addresses the following topics: (1) moral philosophy; (2) political theories; and (3) political economy"--Préface

English literature and society in the eighteenth century . Ford lectures, 1903 by Leslie Stephen ( Book )
125 editions published between 1903 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,986 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The English utilitarians by Leslie Stephen ( Book )
74 editions published between 1900 and 2005 in English and French and held by 1,855 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Swift by Leslie Stephen ( Book )
95 editions published between 1879 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,691 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bibliographical footnotes Includes index

Alexander Pope by Leslie Stephen ( Book )
110 editions published between 1879 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,588 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Printer's copy for the English men of letters series

Samuel Johnson by John Wain ( Book )
118 editions published between 1878 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,573 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Dictionary of national biography : from the earliest times to 1900 by Leslie Stephen ( Book )
51 editions published between 1885 and 1998 in English and held by 1,445 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hobbes by Leslie Stephen ( Book )
41 editions published between 1904 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,399 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
At the age of eighty-four, Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) wrote an autobiography in Latin elegaics. Unsurprisingly, it was not as widely read as his two great philosophical works, Leviathan and Behemoth, in which he laid out a set of sociopolitical theories that enraged many of the philosophers and moralists of Europe. In this comprehensive biography, first published in 1904, Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904) charts the character and changes of Hobbes' thinking, from the scholasticism of his early Oxford education, to his later devotion

Hours in a library by Leslie Stephen ( Book )
89 editions published between 1874 and 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,369 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

George Eliot; a biography by Gordon Sherman Haight ( Book )
72 editions published between 1902 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
There were other women writers in the nineteenth century, but Eliot alone left the family circle to follow her own devices at a time when unmarried women generally kept house for others. What is more, she moved in unconventional and Bohemian circles. Her long and loving relationship with the previously married G.H. Lewes scandalized even her closest friends. She was generally admired but shunned socially, except by the boldest radicals and feminists. Rosemary Ashton