Publisher's Synopsis
""Beacon Lights of History"" is a historical anthology written by John Lord, an American historian and lecturer of the 19th century. The third volume of this series is divided into two parts, with the second part containing lectures on the lives of notable individuals from the 17th and 18th centuries. Lord's biographical sketches in this volume include French statesman Cardinal Richelieu, English philosopher John Locke, French writer Voltaire, and American statesman Benjamin Franklin, among others. The book provides an insightful and informative look into the lives of these influential figures, their contributions to society, and their impact on history. Lord's engaging writing style and extensive research make this book a valuable resource for anyone interested in history, philosophy, and politics.Michael Angelo Buonarroti--one of the Great Lights of the new civilization--may stand as the most fitting representative of reviving art in Europe; also as an illustrious example of those virtues which dignify intellectual pre-eminence. He was superior, in all that is sterling and grand in character, to any man of his age, --certainly in Italy; exhibiting a rugged, stern greatness which reminds us of Dante, and of other great benefactors; nurtured in the school of sorrow and disappointment, leading a checkered life, doomed to envy, ingratitude, and neglect; rarely understood, and never fully appreciated even by those who employed and honored him.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
