A Memorial, 1506-1906 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Memorial, 1506-1906 This volume is the result of the request specially made that there should be some permanent memento of the reverence paid by the University of St. Andrews to the memory of one of her greatest alumni. It was considered by some of those who inspired the Quater-Centenary Celebrations held in St. Andrews in July, that the students of the present day should play their part in acknowledging the greatness of him who was imbued with 'the St. Andrews spirit' and, in the words of Gibbon, celebrated with elegance the unviolated independence of his native country. It was further suggested that their acknowledgment be made in the form of a Festschrift. These pages then form their contribution, which is offered to the public in the year when the Quater-Centenary should have been held. Many difficulties stood in the way of anything servieeable being produced, now that these have been overcome, it is to be hoped that the work involved has not been in vain or valueless. After such a work as that of Professor Hume Brown, it seemed at first impossible to say anything more on the subject, nevertheless the enthusiasm shown in Scotland by the Quater-Centenary Celebrations held here and at Glasgow have somewhat roused the bulk of the Scottish people to inquire into the real work and genius of Buchanan. Hitherto his name and reputation have been shrouded in the native mist, and the thrust has often been made - "The Scots are more given to boast of Buchanan's name than to read his writings." The main object of this volume has been to enable Scotsmen to deflect this, and to give them - what has hitherto been difficult to obtain - an insight not merely into Buchanan's life and habits, but into the times in which he lived and the part he played in the light of Scottish history and European thought. 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.