Jeffrey R. Smitten, The Life of William Robertson: Minister, Historian, and Principal

Citation

Williams KJ (2019) Jeffrey R. Smitten, The Life of William Robertson: Minister, Historian, and Principal. Review of: Jeffrey R. Smitten, The Life of William Robertson: Minister, Historian, and Principal, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2017. ISBN: 978474404853. The Innes Review, 70 (2), pp. 234-236. https://doi.org/10.3366/inr.2019.0238

Abstract
First paragraph: In an era when new studies of the Scottish Enlightenment seem to be an almost monthly occurrence, it is surprising to find a major figure lacking their own book-length biography. Until Jeffrey Smitten's work, however, such was the case for William Robertson, with the only earlier biographical attempt being Dugald Stewart's 1801 Account of the Life and Writings of William Robertson. Scholars of the period will welcome this timely addition to the literature which provides an up to date and badly needed review of the life of one of the Enlightenment's best-known historians.

Notes
Output Type: Book Review

Journal
The Innes Review: Volume 70, Issue 2