English, Past And Present: Five Lectures (1855)

by Richard Chenevix Trench

Book Overview

English, Past and Present: Five Lectures (1855) is a book written by Richard Chenevix Trench, an Irish Anglican clergyman and philologist. The book is a collection of five lectures that Trench delivered in 1854 at the Royal Institution in London, England. The lectures explore the history of the English language, from its earliest roots to its current state. In the first lecture, Trench discusses the origins of the English language, tracing its roots...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 116463531X
• ISBN13: 9781164635314
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"