Author: J. Rendel Harris

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Published: 2015-07-20

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781331914112

Excerpt from The Pilgrim Press: A Bibliographical Historical Memorial of the Books Printed at Leyden by the Pilgrim Fathers The Tercentenary of the sailing of the Pilgrim Fathers for New England furnishes an opportunity for fresh memorials of their heroism and of their endurance, and of their insight and far-sight, over and above the incidents and events which are already familiar to the historical student; and it also gives occasion for the re-examination of certain elements of their story, which may have been inadequately or incorrectly presented. We need not be surprised that there is still much to do and much to discover in connection with this interesting theme. We recall that it is only three-quarters of a century since the Terra Sancta of the Pilgrims in Nottinghamshire was discovered by Joseph Hunter, and although since then research by students from both sides of the Atlantic has been industriously and even enthusiastically pursued, it is still lawful to say in Scriptural language, such as the Pilgrims themselves would have employed, that "there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed." There are still some fresh things for the historian to do, and some former things for him to do better. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.