Alongside Gibbon and Hume, William Robertson was the most popular British historian of the 18th century. A key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, Robertson was both leader of the Moderate Party in the Church of Scotland and principal of the University of Edinburgh. A prominent debater, Robertson's importance has emerged again in the light of original research 200 years after his death in 1793. This 12-volume set incorporates Robertson's final corrections and revisions for each of the four histories and the published sermon. Besides the major works, the set includes miscellaneous writings...

Early in the twenty- second century turmoil and strife engulf the United States which is amidst a second civil war. Bastardized, augmented versions of humans run rampant in their attempt to speed up the next step in evolution. Among the destruction on the ground, Galath platforms hover ominously over former major cities housing the powerful and elite. Washington has fallen victim to a silent coup that started some forty years ago. The new American totalitarian leadership led by the infamous High Councilor, who is nothing more than a puppet for a much more evil and vile person, tries without...

The works reprinted in this two-volume collection cover the length of Robertson's career, from his student days in 1737 to his closing years in 1789, and show his intellectual and stylistic evolution. Part One contains his lesser known writings and speeches. Subjects explored range from Greek translation to architectural history to university fund-raising to geological speculation to church politics. Part Two consists of the earliest biographical commentaries on Robertson's life, written by five men who knew him personally. Together these items reveal details of Robertson's life and career...