A New History of Great Britain (Classic Reprint)

A New History of Great Britain (Classic Reprint)

Author: Robert Balmain Mowat

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-21

Total Pages: 804

ISBN-13: 9780282854065

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Excerpt from A New History of Great Britain Green, like every one else who tries to compress the story of England into' one volume, had to take a selective view; for instance, he emphasized, in some centuries, literary history, in others, social. There are many gaps in his narrative, due to the imperative need of compres sion and to these gaps we owe his singularly full treat ment of other parts of our history. The Short History was not a complete statement it was not meant to be such but it is the account of what struck a man who possessed both knowledge and genius, as being the most important aspects of English History. 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.


History of England and the British Empire (Classic Reprint)

History of England and the British Empire (Classic Reprint)

Author: Edgar Sanderson

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-10

Total Pages: 1168

ISBN-13: 9780656278855

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Excerpt from History of England and the British Empire Meaning of 'history.' Development of English freedom. Beginning of Britain. Early names of islands and people. The Britons in time Of Julius Caesar. 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.


Britain's Record

Britain's Record

Author: E. Keble Chatterton

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-14

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9780483096103

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Excerpt from Britain's Record: What She Has Done for the World Here are those who say that the special and peculiar work which for so long a period it has been the lot Of Britain to perform in the progress and develop ment of the world is now rapidly nearing its completion. Between Rome and Britain in regard to their rise and fall some keen Observers do not hesitate to Show that there are so many close similarities that it is impossible to allow them to pass with scant notice as merely accidents rather than essentials. If, then, it be true - and such a postu late is by no means granted by the present writer - it is assuredly high time, in this year which sees the Corona tion Of our fifth George as King Of England and Emperor Of the vast British dominions beyond the seas, that a momentary halt should be made, so that we can stop to look around, to take stock as it were, to reckon up and assess all that Britain has meant in the advancement of the world, the Spread Of civilisation, the amelioration Of communities and individuals, the inculcation Of those ideals which are regarded as lofty by all serious thinkers and by all who have at heart the welfare Of nations and mankind generally. 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.


The British Nation

The British Nation

Author: George M. Wrong

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-27

Total Pages: 710

ISBN-13: 9780332047737

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Excerpt from The British Nation: A History When Mr. Green published, nearly thirty years ago, his Short History of the English People, he gained final victory for due attention to social life as one of the most important phases of a nation's history. Since Mr. Green's time almost every aspect of British social devel opment has been made the subject of special monographs. The six volumes on Social England, edited by the late Mr. Trail], embody these researches and represent the joint efforts of a large number of writers to give to the world the salient features of this side of national life. 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.


A Short History of England, and the British Empire (Classic Reprint)

A Short History of England, and the British Empire (Classic Reprint)

Author: Laurence Marcellus Larson

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-09-08

Total Pages: 708

ISBN-13: 9781528233811

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Excerpt from A Short History of England, and the British Empire A narrative that takes into account. The expansion of England into Greater Britain necessarily carries the author far afield. To compress the story into a small manual like the present means that the topics to be discussed must be carefully chosen and a mass of interesting and even important materials must be excluded. The type of text-book that attempts to tell the story of national development with a fulness of detail is the despair of the teacher of history: the facts come in such throngs that very few of them are able to make any lastingimpression. The author has striven to avoid this by including such facts only as have seriously affected the course of English history or have definitely contributed to the building of the British Empire. It'is, of course, true that the demands of the narrative have frequently interfered with the con sistent application of this rule, but in the main it has been followed. 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.


Old Stories from British History (Classic Reprint)

Old Stories from British History (Classic Reprint)

Author: F. York Powell

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-09-16

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9781527967465

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Excerpt from Old Stories From British History This, the third, edition has been revised throughout, the longer paragraphs have been broken up into shorter pieces, new stories have been added and fresh pictures, in the wish to make the little book more useful and pleasant to those that use it. 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.


Britain as an European Power (Classic Reprint)

Britain as an European Power (Classic Reprint)

Author: Andrew Browning

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-22

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9780282978280

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Excerpt from Britain as an European Power No one who has had any experience can fail to have been struck by the difficulty which the average reader finds in establishing a proper connection between the events of European and of British History. From the very beginning history is presented to him in two water-tight compartments. His first book tells him about Britain, or at least about England; but with little enough space at its disposal even for this task it naturally refrains from mentioning events on the Continent except when some reference to them is absolutely necessary. His second book deals with Europe, but takes for granted an existing knowledge of British History on the part of its readers, and practically omits Britain altogether. 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.


A Norseman's Views of Britain and the British (Classic Reprint)

A Norseman's Views of Britain and the British (Classic Reprint)

Author: Aasmund Olavsson Vinje

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-21

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9780266557289

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Excerpt from A Norseman's Views of Britain and the British No doubt a good breed or race has always played an im portant part in the history of mankind. The kings of the different tribes of Goths always claimed to be descendants of Odin. It was the samein Greece with Hercules, and it is so even now in England with the Conqueror. This taste for pedigree, ancient and modern, is the same thing couched in other words. It is a question of race. It matters little whether Odin was the son of a god or not. To descend from him was not the less to be of a good breed, which was accordingly reckoned as something sublime and awe inspiring. There mingles a good deal of this feeling in the present rage for being of good family.' People may not go quite the length of calling a good family something godlike, but there is, at all events, the haze of a halo around it. 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.


British History Notes (Classic Reprint)

British History Notes (Classic Reprint)

Author:

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-12-21

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9781334729355

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Excerpt from British History Notes Win - Constant strife, and the introduction of self-governing Institutions. 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.