Brief Description:
This five-volume biography of abolitionist William Wilberforce, drawn from his own writings, was published in 1838 by his sons.

Table of Contents:
Volume 1: Preface; 1. Birth; 2. 1780-1783. Hull election; 3. 1783-4. First election for Yorkshire; 4. April 1784 to April 1786. Takes his seat for Yorkshire; 5. April 1786 to September 1787. Registry and Surgical-Subject Bills; 6. September 1787 to December 1788. Retirement at Bath; 7. December 1788 to July 1790. Serious resolutions; 8. July 1790 to December 1791. Summer excursions; 9. December 1791 to December 1792. Return to London; Appendix. Volume 2: 10. December 1792 to July 1794. Alarming aspect of the times; 11. July 1794 to October 1795. Wilberforce preparing his religious work; 12. October 1795 to July 1796. Disordered state of the public mind; 13. July 1796 to October 1797. Buxton; 14. November 1797 to June 1798. New session; 15. June 1798 to September 1799. Settlement at Broomfield; 16. September 1799 to December 1800. Bath; Appendix. Volume 3: 17. January 1801 to December 1802. Change of ministers; 18. January 1803 to May 1804. New-year's day; 19. May 1804 to February 1806. Encouraging prospects of abolition cause; 20. February 1806 to March 1807. Wilberforce's conduct towards new ministry; 21. March 1807 to June 1807. Change of ministers; 22. June 1807 to December 1808. His feelings on reviewing his success; 23. December 1808 to July 1810. New house; 24. July 1810 to July 1811. Garden at Kensington Gore; 25. July 1811 to January 1812. Correspondence with Mr. Roberts. Volume 4: 26. January 1812 to July 1812. New-year's day; 27. July 1812 to February 1813. Summer at Sandgate; 28. February 1813 to December 1813. Session opens; 29. December 1813 to December 1814. Successes of the Allies; 30. January 1815 to January 1816. Christmas at Barham Court; 31. January 1816 to July 1817. West Indian opposition to Registry Bill; 32. July 1817 to October 1818. Recess. Volume 5: 33. October 1818 to January 1820. Hayti; 34. January 1820 to January 1822. Death of the king; 35. January 1822 to July 1823. Winter at Marden Park; 36. July 1823 to February 1825. Summer excursion; 37. March 1825 to October 1827. Retires from London; 38. October 1827 to April 1832. Settlement at Highwood; 39. April 1832 to August 1833. Retirement into Kent and the Isle of Wight; Index.