Leighton Library has 1710 edition of "Ciceronis De officiis libri tres" by Johann Georg Graevius

Added by Leighton Library at 07:16 on 29 January 2025

The Leighton Library has several of books (including a 1710 edition of a treatise on the philosophical works of Cicero "Ciceronis De officiis libri tres") by German classical scholar and critic Johann Georg Graevius, who was born #OnThisDay 29 January 1632. He enjoyed a very high reputation as a tea...

Leighton Library has 1654 edition of "Letters to severall persons of honour" by John Donne

Added by Leighton Library at 08:47 on 22 January 2025

The Leighton Library has a 1654 edition of "Letters to severall persons of honour" by eminent English poet and cleric John Donne who was born #OnThisDay 22 January 1573This is a collection of his letters collected and published by his son, and which illustrate his relationship with his family and ot...

Leighton Library has a 1639 edition of the utopian novel "New Atlantis" by Sir Francis Bacon

Added by Leighton Library at 08:44 on 22 January 2025

The Leighton Library has a 1639 edition of the utopian novel "New Atlantis" by Sir Francis Bacon (1st Viscount St. Albans) who was born #OnThisDay 22 January 1561. He was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, essayist & author. "New Atlantis" depicts the creation of a utopian...