The book Lord Clive was written by author Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905 Here you can read free online of Lord Clive book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Lord Clive a good or bad book?
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" Such expedients as fictitious treaties and counter- feited signatures are not," as Lord Stanhope justly remarks, "to be cleared by any refinements of ingenuity, or any consideration of State advantage, and they must for ever remain a blot on the brilliant laurels of Clive." After Plassey Clive's clearness of vision and boldness are alike remarkable. During the second expedition to Patna his high qualities as a soldier -statesman were conspicuous, and, when the Dutch attempted to in- troduce t...roops into Bengal, his prompt daring bafiSed all calculations. He saw more clearly than any one the future importance of Bengal, and, in all the changing circumstances of the time, he displayed a genius in dealing with political and administrative questions that was no less remarkable than his skill in the conduct of military affairs. Unfortunately he did not remain long enough in India to give consistency 134 LORD CLIVE to the settlement that he made. Having carried the revolution to a successful conclusion, he should have rendered others difficult, or impossible, by giving stability to the new government that he had called into existence.
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