{"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-9781108044608","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) 9781108044608","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\"\u003e9781108044608, 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\"\u003e412 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.52 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 3 covers the period from 1843 until Croker's death. It includes the Corn Law debates, the Irish Famine, and correspondence with the Duke of Wellington. Croker remained an active literary critic for the Quarterly Review, which made him enemies who damaged his posthumous reputation.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e23. 1843–4. Mr. Croker's acquaintance with Samuel Wilberforce\u003cbr\u003e 24. 1845–6. Political events of these two years\u003cbr\u003e 25. 1847. The differences between Mr. Croker and Sir R. Peel\u003cbr\u003e 26. 1848–9. General correspondence of these and preceding years\u003cbr\u003e 27. 1850–1. Louis Philippe in England\u003cbr\u003e 28. 1852–3. The Conservative Party in 1852\u003cbr\u003e 29. 1854. The controversy over Lord John Russell's 'Memoirs of Moore'\u003cbr\u003e 30. 1855–7. Loss of many old friends\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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":46266077053208,"sku":"9781108044608","price":33.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108044608i_5d7967f1-e0a5-43e6-98b0-1351ce91bff2.jpg?v=1696746650","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-9781108044608","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}