Historical information

The book is a series of speeches from the United Kingdom, United States of America and other nations from Pericles to the second world war. It includes a speech by Cardinal Henry Manning on anti-Semitism; Manning's portrait hangs in the Ballarat Trades Hall Council chamber as he was a key player in the London dock strikes in the 1890s.

Significance

Religion, politics, social issues.

Physical description

Book; 748 pages.

Cover: red background; gold lettering; title on the spine.

Inscriptions & markings

In blank ink: "For a very happy birthday. Aug. 8th 1946"
In blue ink: "D.H. Woodward"