Turgot by John Morley (1873)

Name: Turgot
Author: John Morley

The book is a biography of Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, a French statesman and economist who served as the Controller-General of Finances from 1774 to 1776. It covers his life, career, and ideas on economics and politics, including his advocacy for free trade and his efforts to reform the French financial system.

By John Morley · First published 1873 · Genre: Biography, History, Political Science · 5 chapters · 35,954 words

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Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot was born in Paris on the 10th of May 1727. He died in 1781. His life covered rather more than half a century, extending, if we may put it a little roughly, over the middle fifty years of the eighteenth century. This middle period marks the exact date of the decisive and immediate preparation for the Revolution. At its beginning neither the intellectual nor the social elements of the great disruption had distinctly appeared, or commenced their fermentation. At its close their work was completed, and we may count the months thence until the overthrow of every institution in France. It was between 1727 and 1781 that the true revolution took place. The events from '89 were only finishing strokes, the final explosion of a fabric under which every yard had been mined, by the long endeavour for half a century of an army of destroyers deliberate and involuntary, direct and oblique, such as the world has never at any other time beheld.

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Work type: Essay
Author: John Morley
Date: 1873 CE
Language: English
Genres: Biography, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Literary Criticism
Length: 35,954 words
Structure: 5 chapters, 207 paragraphs
Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)

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Biography — The work focuses on the life and contributions of a historical figure, detailing personal and professional aspects.
History — It provides context and analysis of the historical period in which the subject lived, exploring significant events and their impact.
Political Science — The text examines political theories and practices associated with the subject, reflecting on governance and economic policies.
Philosophy — It engages with philosophical ideas and principles that influenced the subject's thoughts and actions.