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A History of the Four Georges, Volume I (Dodo Press)
A History of the Four Georges Volume I - Dodo Press Author:Justin McCarthy Justin McCarthy (1830-1912) was an Irish nationalist, historian, novelist, politician and MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, from 1879 as a Liberal Home Ruler. He began his career as a journalist, aged 18, in Cork. From 1853 to 1859 he was in Liverpool, on the staff of the Northern Daily Times. In 1860... more » he moved to London, as parliamentary reporter to The Morning Star, of which he became editor in 1864. He gave up his post in 1868, and, after a lecturing tour in the United States, joined the staff of the Daily News as lead-writer in 1870. His earliest publications were novels, some of which, such as A Fair Saxon (1873), Dear Lady Disdain (1875), Miss Misanthrope (1878) and Donna Quixote (1879), attained considerable popularity. His most important work is his History of Our Own Times (7 volumes, 1879-1905). He also began A History of the Four Georges (4 volumes, 1884-1901), of which the latter two volumes were co-authored by his son, Justin Huntly McCarthy (1859-1936).« less