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An Essay on the Spirit and Influence of the Reformation of Luther

by Villers,Charles

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MILL,James.[translator] Villers,Charles. An Essay on the Spirit and Influence of the Reformation of Luther: the Work which obtained the Prize on the question proposed in 1802, by the National Institute of France; With a Sketch of the History of the Church, from its Founder to the Reformation; Intended as an Appendix to the Work by Charles Villers. Translated, and Illustrated with Copious Notes, by James Mill, Esq. London, C and R Baldwin 1805
Octavo, contemporary half calf, red morocco label, pp.[2], x, 490, ownership in ink on title of John Cliffe and at head of preface dated 1811, and first page of text, an excellent copy

First Edition in English. In the preface Mill states that the subject attracted his interest as proof of liberality of view on the part of an assembly belonging to a Roman Catholic country. The work was an unsparing display of the vices of the papal system, and an impartial view of the blessings of the Reformation. Mill adds copious notes, embracing quotations from English… Read More
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John-Stuart Mill: Avignon, François Seguin

by VISSAC, Marc de

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VISSAC, Marc de. John-Stuart Mill. Avignon, François Seguin 1905
Octavo, original printed paper covers, 15p, offprint from Mémoires de l'Academie de Vaucluse vol.XXIV.
An important source on Mill's life in Avignon by Baron Marc de Vissac [1841-1918] President of the Academie de Vaucluse 1904-1905 which had been founded in 1801 and whose priority was the study of all aspects of local history. Written when Mill's house in Avignon was to be sold: "On va vendre rochainement, à Avignon, un petit ermitage qui a abrité l'un des lus grands phiosophes et des plus grands économistes du XIXe siècle". On page 12 Vissac states the size of Mill's library in Avignon "...982 volumes composant sa bibliothéque..."
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Le Souvenir de Stuart Mill à Avignon
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Le Souvenir de Stuart Mill à Avignon

by VÉRAN, Jules

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VÉRAN, Jules. Le Souvenir de Stuart Mill à Avignon. [IN] Revue des Deux Mondes, CVIIe Année - Huitième Periode, Tome Quarante et Unième. 1er Septembre Paris, Bureau de la Revue des Deux Mondes, 1937Octavo, original publishers printed paper covers, pp.211-222.A source on Mill's life in Avignon. This article begins by noting the death of Pastor Rey, aged 99 'dernier survivant des amis de l'economiste et philosophe anglais Stuart Mill'. It includes the transcript of Mill's letter of 3rd November 1858 to the Mayor of Avignon gifting 1000 francs to the poor in memory of Harriet. There is an account of Mill's friendship with the botanist Fabre, Helen Taylor's life in Avignon after Mill's death, her return to England in 1905 and donation of 3000 francs to the town of Avignon to maintain Mill and Harriet's tomb. There is also a reference to the sale of Mill's library.ref:124
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