LEADER 02790nam 22004693 450 001 9910157756803321 005 20250827080354.0 010 $a1-78720-303-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000001001957 035 $a(BIP)057966544 035 $a(VLeBooks)9781787203037 035 $a(Perlego)3019477 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32210916 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32210916 035 $a(Exl-AI)993710000001001957 035 $a(OCoLC)1534811808 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001001957 100 $a20250827d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA Great Man's Friendship $eLetters of the Duke of Wellington to Mary, Marchioness of Salisbury, 1850-1852 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWaipu :$cPickle Partners Publishing,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016. 215 $a1 online resource (230 p.) 330 8 $aOriginally published in 1927 and edited by Lady Winifred Anne Henrietta Christiana (Herbert) Burghclere, this book is a collection of the Duke of Wellington's letters to one of his regular correspondents and friend, Mary Catherine Gascoyne-Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury. The letters in this volume cover the years 1850-1852--the last two years of the Duke of Wellington's life. It ends with the Duke's final note dated September 13, 1952, the eve of his death."The Duke's actions were sometimes mistaken, his judgments sometimes faulty, but the advocatus diaboli can find nothing to challenge in the limpid sincerity of his selfless motives. In these letters, too, the man's kindliness, the "good nature" he proclaimed as so important an ingredient, even in public affairs, is markedly apparent."It is also an illustration of the force of willpower to see an octogenarian able to put through the business which every day brought him. He might grumble that "every animal but the Duke of Wellington is allowed a rest," but the myriad tasks, the countless courtesies and kindnesses, were achieved largely by his lifelong system "to do the business of the day in the day."It is therefore to be hoped that the perusal of these letters will give their readers a more intimate acquaintance with one whose whole career and character must be a source of pride to those of his own race."Illustrated with Portraits. 606 $aEnglish letters$7Generated by AI 606 $aNineteenth century$7Generated by AI 615 0$aEnglish letters 615 0$aNineteenth century 700 $aWellington$b The Duke of$01433693 701 $aBurghclere$b Lady$01745032 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910157756803321 996 $aA Great Man's Friendship$94359153 997 $aUNINA