English History for Students, Being the Introduction to the Study of English History (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from English History for Students, Being the Introduction to the Study of English HistoryThe Object of the present work is to provide some help for students who, having gone through the ordinary school course, wish to devote themselves to the special study of some part Of the history Of their country. Such persons chie¿y require an indication of the books which it would be well for them to study, and that service is rendered to them by Mr. Mullinger, whose work forms the kernel of the volume, and to whom also I Offer my hearty thanks for the care with which he looked over the proofs of my part of the book, and for the valuable assistance which he gave me in so doing. What I have attempted to do is to give help Of a different kind. For those who wish to make progress in historical study, careful and minute investigation is indispensable. It is only by degrees that the student learns how much his power Of judging fairly the characters of history depends upon complete accuracy in the matter Of dates and places. A word spoken or a thing done will convey a very dif ferent impression, as its relation to some other word.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.