{"product_id":"the-croker-papers-the-correspondence-and-diaries-of-the-late-right-honourable-john-wilson-croker-ll-d-f-r-s-secretary-to-the-admiralty-from-1809-to-1830-paperback-9781108044585","title":"The Croker Papers; The Correspondence and Diaries of the Late Right Honourable John Wilson Croker, LL.D., F.R.S., Secretary to the Admiralty from 1809 to 1830 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108044585","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Croker Papers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Correspondence and Diaries of the Late Right Honourable John Wilson Croker, LL.D., F.R.S., Secretary to the Admiralty from 1809 to 1830\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1884, Tory politician and writer J. W. Croker's papers are an important source of information on nineteenth-century political and literary history.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Wilson Croker (Author), Louis J. Jennings (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108044585, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 February 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e454 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.6 cm, 0.57 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJohn Wilson Croker (1780–1857), politician and writer, was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and studied for the bar before moving to London. He was appointed as Deputy Chief Secretary for Ireland when Sir Arthur Wellesley took command of the Army in Portugal, and subsequently became Secretary to the Admiralty, an important role in wartime. He was noted for his efficiency and honesty, and held the post until 1830, despite changes of government. He was a prolific letter-writer, on both professional and personal matters, and almost all his correspondents were men of importance in their field. This three-volume edition of his papers was published in 1884. Volume 1 covers Croker's early life and career until 1828. He had many friends, although as a harsh literary critic he also made enemies. He gives amusing anecdotes of Regency society and royalty, but suffered personal tragedy with the death of his son.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. 1780–1809. Misrepresentations of Mr. Croker's character\u003cbr\u003e 2. 1810–13. Politics in 1810\u003cbr\u003e 3. 1814–16. Passages in King's ships\u003cbr\u003e 4. 1817–18. Unpopularity of the Prince Regent\u003cbr\u003e 5. 1819. Mr. Croker elected for Yarmouth\u003cbr\u003e 6. 1820. Mr. Croker's diary\u003cbr\u003e 7. 1821. Prospects of Peel taking office\u003cbr\u003e 8. 1822. Peel and Canning enter the Cabinet\u003cbr\u003e 9. 1823–4. A new club for literary men and artists\u003cbr\u003e 10. 1825. The Roman Catholic claims\u003cbr\u003e 11. 1826. The panic of 1825\u003cbr\u003e 12. 1827. Lord Liverpool's last illness\u003cbr\u003e 13. 1828. Fall of Lord Goderich.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266077839640,"sku":"9781108044585","price":34.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108044585i_68ced3a9-ca47-4628-a024-90e9df783954.jpg?v=1696746652","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-croker-papers-the-correspondence-and-diaries-of-the-late-right-honourable-john-wilson-croker-ll-d-f-r-s-secretary-to-the-admiralty-from-1809-to-1830-paperback-9781108044585","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}