Peter Plymley's Letters, and Selected Essays (Registro nro. 46109)
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
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| Classification number | PR |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Smith, Sydney, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1771-1845 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Peter Plymley's Letters, and Selected Essays |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2003 |
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| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2003-05-01 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Peter Pymley's Letters -- Historical Apology for the Irish Catholics -- Ireland and England -- Moore's Captain Rock. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Transcribed from the 1893 Cassell & Company edition by David Price |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Peter Plymley's Letters and Selected Essays" by Sydney Smith is a collection of satirical letters written in the early 19th century that address the contentious issue of Catholic emancipation in Ireland. Through the persona of Peter Plymley, Smith engages in a witty and incisive critique of political and religious bigotry, advocating for the inclusion and rights of Catholics in a predominantly Protestant England. The letters are not merely a reflection of the historical grievances of the time but also showcase Smith's keen intellect and ability to intertwine humor with serious commentary. At the start of the work, the reader is introduced to the character of Peter Plymley, who writes to his brother Abraham, a cleric living in the countryside. Plymley's tone is both affectionate and mocking, as he first compliments Abraham before launching into a robust defense of Irish Catholics. He counters common prejudices and fears about Catholics with logical reasoning and historical context, while also highlighting the absurdity of religious exclusion in matters of national security. The opening establishes a combative yet humorous framework in which Smith tackles the deeper societal issues of his time, signaling that this collection will be both an exploration of personal and political themes, rooted in wit and eloquence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
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| Uncontrolled term | Essays |
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| Uncontrolled term | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1800-1837 |
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| Uncontrolled term | Catholic emancipation |
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| Uncontrolled term | Catholics -- Great Britain -- History |
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| Uncontrolled term | Catholics -- Ireland -- History |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4063">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4063</a> |
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