[Kossuth, Lajos]

Select Speeches of Kossuth

Condensed and Abridged, with Kossuth's Express Sanction, by Francis W. Newman

New York: C. S. Francis & Co

1854

First Edition

Octavo, 445 pages plus adverts, publisher's original gilt lettered black cloth covered boards. Old seminary library bookplate and a few markings. Some slight rubbing and wear, minor discoloration, else in good + condition.

Lajos Kossuth was renowned for his passionate and eloquent speeches, which played a vital role in rallying support for Hungarian independence during the 1848-1849 revolution. His addresses, including his famous parliamentary speech of March 3, 1848, and proclamation of Hungarian independence on April 14, 1849, inspired widespread patriotic fervor and symbolized the Hungarian struggle for autonomy within the Habsburg Empire. Kossuth's speeches, marked by fervent rhetoric and a commitment to liberty, remain enduring symbols of Hungarian nationalism and the fight for self-determination.

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