Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun - Selected Political Writings and Speeches
Title: Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun - Selected Political Writings and Speeches
Author: Edited by David Daiches
Publisher: Scottish Academic Press, Edinburgh
Date: 1979ISBN: 9780707302423
Hardback - 1st Edition with original dustcover. 137 pp.
Synopsis
Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun was a fierce patriot who fought hard against the Union of 1707. This collection of writings and speeches includes:
- Two discourses "concerning the affairs of Scotland written in 1698
- Speeches by a member of the Parliament which began at Edinburgh the 6th May 1703.
- An account of a conversation concerning the right regulation of Governments for the common good of Mankind.
And an introduction by David Daiches which sets the scene and describes the historical and political developments for Fletcher's passionate speeches in Scotland's last Parliament.
No full understanding of how the Union of 1707 came about is possible without a first hand knowledge of Fletcher's speeches and writings.
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