Books by Thomas Babington Macaulay

Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-59) was one of the foremost historians of the Whig tradition. This hugely influential five-volume work, published between 1848 and 1861 to great popular acclaim (although it was not without its critics), traces the development of constitutional monarchy between 1685 and 1702.

This 1897 book contains the text of two essays by historian Thomas Macaulay on the subject of William Pitt the Elder. Arthur Innes prefaces the main part of the book with a biographical note on Macaulay and his style as a historian and an overview of the historical background to Pitt's achievements.

This 1896 book contains Thomas Macaulay's essay on Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of India. Arthur Innes prefaces the main part of the book with a biographical note on Macaulay and his style as a historian, together with an overview of the British conquest of India and the establishment of the colonial government.