Author:William Guthrie (1708-1770)
Scottish writer and journalist, now remembered as a historian.
Works edit
- History of England from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to 1688 (1744–51), in 4 vols.
- Complete List of the English Peerage (1763)
- A General History of the World, from the Creation to the Present Time (1764–7), in 12 vols.
- A General History of Scotland (1767), in 10 vols.
- Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar (1770)
As translator edit
- Epistles to Atticus, with notes historical, explanatory and critical (1752), by Marcus Tullius Cicero, in 2 vols. (external scans (multiple parts): 1, 2)
- Institutes of eloquence; or, The art of speaking in public, in every character and capacity. Translated into English after the best Latin editions, with notes critical and explanatory (1805), by Marcus Fabius Quintilianus, in 2 vols. (external scans (multiple parts): 1, 2)
Works about Guthrie edit
- "Guthrie, William (1708-1770)," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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