Amelia Hutchison Stirling
Published: 2018-02-03
Total Pages: 454
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Excerpt from Torch-Bearers of History, Vol. 1: A Connected Series of Historical Sketches, From the Earliest Times to the Reformation The object of the following series of historical sketches is to give young readers some idea of the way in which the torch of history has been handed on in Europe from age to age and from nation to nation, beginning in ancient Greece, and coming down to modern Germany, where, with Luther, modern history may be said to begin. With this object, the writer has selected out of each of the great epochs some representative man or woman whose life was capable of forming an interesting story, taking care to connect the different sketches as far as was possible without introducing too much detail. It is perhaps scarcely necessary to say that the series does not profess to include all the torch-bearers of the long period, which it covers; but it was thought better to omit some, who would necessarily have been included in a complete series, rather than to run the risk of confusing or wearying the young readers for whom the book is intended. In the present edition, historical maps have been added at the end. 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.