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Hardcover. This edition contains the full text, in the original spelling, with modern punctuation of all known surviving letters of Sir Walter Ralegh. The letters help to reconcile the family man, never happier than at home in the West Country estate, with one who is revered, especially in North America, as the founder and inspirer of English overseas settlements. They show him drawn both to towards his native West Country, where he was not universally admired, and towards the Court at Westminster where lay the determination of the success or failure of his enterprises. This edition will replace the long out-of-print edition of Edward Edwards published in 1868. It contains the full text, in the original spelling, with modern punctuation, of all known surviving letters, 240 in all, compared with Edwards' 160, in most cases taken from the original manuscripts, many never before published. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.