A New and Enlarged Collection of Speeches. By the Right Honourable John Philpot Curran, late Master of the rolls in Ireland. Containing several of importance, in no former collection with memoirs of Mr. Curran and his Portrait. London: William Hone, 1819. First Edition. Pp xxiv, 344. Early half morocco over marbled boards, marbled endpapers & fore-edges; spine lettered & embellished in gilt. A nice bright copy.

John Philpot Curran was a distinguished Irish orator, lawyer, and politician who served as Master of the Rolls in Ireland. Known for his eloquence and wit, Curran’s speeches often addressed themes of justice, liberty, and resistance to oppression, reflecting his involvement in key political and legal struggles of late 18th and early 19th-century Ireland.

This enlarged edition, published posthumously, includes a selection of his most notable orations, offering insight into his rhetorical brilliance and his enduring influence on Irish and legal history.

The publication by William Hone, a prominent radical publisher of the time, underscores the significance of Curran’s work in the context of early 19th-century political discourse.