The Memoir Of John Lothrop Motley

The Memoir of John Lothrop Motley is a biographical account of the life of the American historian and diplomat, John Lothrop Motley, written by his friend and fellow writer, Oliver Wendell Holmes. The book chronicles Motley's early life in Boston, his education at Harvard, his travels throughout Europe, and his career as a historian and diplomat. Motley is best known for his three-volume work, The Rise of the Dutch Republic, which is considered a seminal work in the field of Dutch history. The Memoir provides a detailed look at Motley's personal and professional life, including his struggles with depression and his relationships with other prominent figures of the time, such as William H. Seward and Abraham Lincoln. The book is an engaging and informative read for anyone interested in the life of one of America's most important historians and diplomats.""My habits here for the present year are very regular. I came here, having, as I thought, finished my work, or rather the first Part (something like three or four volumes, 8vo), but I find so much original matter here, and so many emendations to make, that I am ready to despair. However, there is nothing for it but to penelopize, pull to pieces, and stitch away again. Whatever may be the result of my labor, nobody can say that I have not worked like a brute beast, --but I don't care for the result. The labor is in itself its own reward and all I want. I go day after day to the archives here (as I went all summer at the Hague), studying the old letters and documents of the fifteenth century.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.