Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. Volume 1

CHAPTER I. 1800-1818.

Plan and scope of the work--History of the Macaulay family-- Aulay--Kenneth--Johnson and Boswell--John Macaulay and his children--Zachary Macaulay--His career in the West Indies and in Africa--His character--Visit of the French squadron to Sierra Leone--Zachary Macaulay's marriage--Birth of his eldest son--Lord Macaulay's early years--His childish pro...