Complex sentence: The correspondence reveals the Pastons in a great variety of relations to their neighbours, friendly or hostile; and abounds with illustrations of the course of public events, as well as of the manners and morals of the time.
Split into simpler sentences: The correspondence reveals the Pastons in a variety of relations to their neighbours-both friendly and hostile. It abounds with illustrations of public events, as well as of the manners and morals of the time.