Source: Law & Liberty
by Max Skjonsberg
“Unable to get a university post because of his religious skepticism, and with a meager allowance as the second son in a Scottish gentry family, Hume served as Keeper of the Advocates Library in Edinburgh between 1752 and 1757. This gave him access to one of the best book collections in Europe, which enabled him to pursue his historical project. In six volumes, published between 1754 and 1761 (though it says 1762 on the title page), Hume narrated and analyzed the history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the Glorious Revolution in 1688-89. At the heart of his enterprise was a history of modern liberty.” (09/16/24)