Author:Robert Emmet

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Robert Emmet (1780–1803)

Robert Emmett was an Irish nationalist rebel leader. He led an abortive rebellion against British rule in 1803 and was captured, tried and executed.

Robert Emmet

Works

• Speech from the Dock (20 September 1803)
  • "On Being Found Guilty of Treason," 1803, in The World's Famous Orations, Vol. 6 (1906)
• Letter to Sarah Curran

Works about Emmet

• Bold Robert Emmet, an anonymous poem
• “Emmet, Robert,” The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co., 1914.
• “Emmet, Robert,” in Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., (1885-1900) in 63 vols.

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.