A History of the English and Scotch Rebellions of 1685

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Excerpt from A History of the English and Scotch Rebellions of 1685: Describing the Struggle of the English and Scotch People to Rid Themselves of a Popish King, James the Second, The Duke of Monmouth Heading the Rebellion in England, And the Earl of Argyle That of Scotland, Their Adventurous Career, Melancholy Defeature "The tastes of those who were the rising generation when the Waverly Novels were the absorbing theme, " says a celebrated writer, "have become matured. They require to have history rendered as agreeable without fiction as with it. They desire to have it written without sacrificing truth to fastidiousness, that they may read it with their children, and that the whole family party shall be eager to resume the book when they gather round the work-table in the long winter evenings, " when amusement blended with instruction, through works conveying a knowledge of the past, shall be that proper and wholesome food which has truth for its basis, and facts, not fancies, for its superstructure. There is an universal thirst in the present age for this kind of reading, and every work issuing from the press bearing on its title page records of deeds of actual occurrence, with their heroes and heroines faithfully portrayed, meets with a ready grasp from thousands of eager and expectant hearts, as the dry chronicles of ancient times, perused as tasks in early youth, have left little remembrance of the realities of those times which the chivalrous age and spirit of the past render, in truth, so absorbing and interesting. 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.