导语本书选译了从14世纪末叶至本世纪40年代中期500多年间的33篇英国著名演说。这些演说经受住了历史的考验，已成为世界演说宝库中的精品。这些演说大致按其发表年代排列，读者从中可以看到英国乃至世界历史前进的脚步所留下的痕迹，值得认真阅读。

CONTENTS
BONDMEN AND FREEMEN
ON THE DlSSOLUTlON OF
PARLlAMENT
ON A MOTlON FOR HlS RE-
MOVAL
ON THE RlGHT OF TAXlNG
AMERlCA
CONClLlATlON WlTH AMER-
lCA
INDlCTMENT OF WARREN
HASTlNGS
ON HlS REFUSAL TO NEGO-
TIATE WlTH BONAPARTE
LlBERTY IS ORDER
ON REFUSAL TO NEGOTl-
ATE WlTH BONAPARTE
ON THE REFORM BlLL
THE EFFECTS OF PROTEC-
TlON ON AGRlCULTURE
ON CHARlTY AND HUMOR
ENGLlSH FRlENDSHlP FOR
AMERlCA
ON DOMESTlC AND FORElGN
AFFAlRS
SClENCE AND ART
THROUGH THE DARK CON-
TlNENT
SCOTTlSH HUMOUR
THE MlLlTANT SUF-
FRAGETTE
MlLlTANT SUFFRAGlSTS
ENGLAND'S POSlTlON
AN APPEAL TO THE NATlON
THE FOURTH OF JULY
PEACE
WOMEN IN POLlTlCS
ON HlS SEVENTlETH BlRTH
DAY
FAREWELL ADDRESS
A FlRM POLlCY
SHALL WE CHOOSE DEATH?
THE JOYS OF WRlTlNG
"BLOOD SWEAT AND
TEARS"
"THElR FlNEST HOUR'
BROADCAST ON RUSSlA BE-
ING INVADED
THE ATLANTlC CHARTER