Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence of Sir William Jones In presenting the public with an account of the Life of Sir William Jones, I feel a particular anxiety, to guard against the charge of presumption for an undertaking, which may be thought to require a more than ordinary share of learning and abilities. I hope therefore, to have credit for a declaration, that nothing but the earnest solicitation of Lady Jones, who knew my affection for her Husband when living, and my unabated regard for his memory, and who conceived that these qualifications might supply the deficiency of more essential talents, could have prevailed upon me, to enter upon a literally career, so foreign to the habits of a life, of which more than fifty years are now elapsed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This is the first book to deal with the culture of Britain and India over the past two hundred years in an integrated way. Previously unavailable texts make this an invaluable resource for all those interested in British and Indian literature.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1805 Edition.

A survey of the voluminous writings of Sir William Jones ( 1746-1794), pioneer English Orientalist who was vitally concerned with improving conditions in the East and explaining Eastern culture to the Europeans. Jones's writings are given in chronological and topical sequence, with comments on style, sources, organization, contents, author's purpose, critics' reaction, and influence on other writers. The appendix includes bibliographies of primary and secondary sources and an index of selected editions and/or printings in English and library locations of extant copies.

This volume publishes the results of the "Jones Day" conference, a meeting of scholars at his alma mater (University College, Oxford) on the bicentennial of his death. Contents: Sir William Jones as Comparative Lawyer, David Ibetson; Sir William Jones and the Classical Tradition, Richard Fynes; Sir William Jones as an Arabist, Alan Jones. Lives of Sir William Jones, Thomas R. Trautmann; Sanskrit Manuscripts of Sir William Jones in the Bodleian Library, Gillian Evison; Sir William Jones, University College, and Its Portraits, Peter Bayley.