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The Radical: An Autobiography. By the Author of "The Member, "The Ayrshire Legatees", etc. etc. - [WHO IS JOHN GALT?]

by [GALT, JOHN].

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First edition

London, 1832 A lovely contemporary full calf binding with Gilt spine, gilt and blindstamped border-ornamentations and gilt armorial centre-piece to boards. Some wear to extremities and hinges. Nice and tight. Internally very nice and clean, with only occasional, very light minor brownspotting. The scarce first edition of one of the main works of John Galt, the first political novelist in the English language. Althought the name "Gohn Galt" is now primarily associated with the main character of Ayn Rand's modern political classic "Atlas Shrugged", the "real" John Galt (1779-1839) was one of the best known Scottish political and social novelists of the 19th century. Like Rand's John Galt, he too was an entrepeneur, greatly active in political and social issues. Because he was the first novelist to deal with issues of the industrial revolution, he has been called the first political novelist in the English language."The Radical" is a study of religion, politics and law in the local boroughs of Scotland during the transitional late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. As several of his other novels, it is concerned with the effects of change upon communities and upon the social institutions that shape those communities. The work is famous for its, prosaic studies, that are, however, far from dry, and Galt’s storytelling is known to be characterised by wit and humour.Together "The Radical" and "The Member" (also 1832) make up what John Galt himself calls "the Reform", as he

  • Year: 1832
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Binding: hardcover

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