blackstone was made the first vinerian professor of english law. he published a very successful second book, titled "a discourse on the study of the law". with his growing fame, blackstone successfully returned to the bar and maintained a good practice, also securing election as tory member of parliament for the rotten borough of hindon on 30 march 1761. in november 1765 he published the first of four volumes of "commentaries on the laws of england", his most important work. when completed, the work earned blackstone £14,000 (£ in terms). after some failures, he got appointed to the judiciary as a judge until his death, on 14 february 1780.