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The Penguin Book of Historic Speeches Paperback – February 1, 1997

by Brian MacArthur (Editor)

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A collection of speeches on government, religion, freedom, equality, and other issues, given from ancient times to the twentieth century, by British, American, French, Irish, and other orators

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528 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Penguin Books
Publication date

February 1, 1997
Reading age

18 years and up
Dimensions

5.4 x 1.38 x 7.8 inches
ISBN-10

0140176195
ISBN-13

978-0140176193
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About the Author

Brian MacArthur is the Executive Editor (features) for the London Times. He is also the editor of The Penguin Book of Historical Speeches.

Product details

Publisher : Penguin Books; Reprint edition (February 1, 1997)
Language : English
Paperback : 528 pages
ISBN-10 : 0140176195
ISBN-13 : 978-0140176193
Reading age : 18 years and up
Item Weight : 12.8 ounces
Dimensions : 5.4 x 1.38 x 7.8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #3,792,757 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- #129,772 in World History (Books)

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Mark Felix Gutierrez

great product

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2014

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exactly what I wanted

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D. Harrington

The Speeches Speak for Themselves

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2008

Aren't the speeches in and of themselves, enough to inspire? Why would we need someone else's exhortation about the speeches themselves. They are their own best witnesses of the greatness of each of them. Whether we have a great commentary on them or a horrible one, or none at all, makes no difference to me personally. If I watch a film of a presidential speech, I usually do not stay tuned to have a news commentator tell me what I just heard :) So, these speeches are great in and of themselves, and need no commentary at all, whether good, bad or indifferent.
Do we watch a baseball game in its entirety and then immediately switch to a sports channel to find out from THEM how the game went???? We just saw the game!

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Robbie Lewis

Doesn't quite capture the imagination

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2000

Great speeches - and great books - can move mountains. This book has mountains of speeches and are all the great ones are there from Moses to Mandela. But something is missing. Despite the content matter, MacArthur's editorial contribution is too flat, too dry, too short. Compare his prose with that of Safire's in the latter's "Lend Me Your Ears". Safire sets fire to our senses, MacArthur fails to stoke the embers. If you only want to read the speeches than this book is fine. But this is not the book if you are looking for an editor who can take the raw material and then explain, instruct, inspire. A useful read but there are better.

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Ruth Snow

Thick Tome

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2017

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This thick tome is more than just a stocking filler. It has much detail from every significant historical speech that you have ever been aware of and many more. I like the traditional orange Penguin cover.

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Judith

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 3, 2014

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Where is the brush?

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2015

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good

Nev harvey

More Adventurous Please

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2013

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As nearly always the obvious historic and contemporary speeches are included here. One always looks for the more unusual. This is a fair collection alright for the more junior student.

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