An Universal History, Vol. 1 of 4

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Excerpt from An Universal History, Vol. 1 of 4: In Twenty-Four Books In a collection which aims, in any degree, at the character of a complete body of literature, a work on Universal History is of course indispensable. To furnish one of a satisfactory kind has not been the least difficult part of the present undertaking. The voluminous treatises, which alone can be supposed to do full justice to the subject, are too extensive for our limits, while, on the other hand, the abridgements, which, without much attempt at philosophical or literary excellence, seek merely to present a general outline of the facts within a small compass, neither afford the moral and political instruction, which is the object of the study of history, nor excite the interest in it, which would lead the student to its further prosecution. Among the few works which combine, in a good degree, the two requisites of moderate extent and a proper execution, we have decided, without hesitation, in favor of that of Muller. It is, in fact, almost the only one, of this description, which, from its real merit and the high reputation of its author, has acquired a classical character, and, if it do not completely realize the idea of a standard work upon this great subject, it may be safely regarded as the best that has yet been written. 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.