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HISTORY OF ENGLAND.

NOV Psblithing by WEST ano HieaASDsoN' NO.
~ IS. Cornhill--
The HRory of England,
From the earlieft period to the elole of the year
1912, By J. BlGLAND,
an,hor os Geographical and Hiftorsal View of
the WorId-Letters on the ltudy of An.
Gent aud Modern Hiitory--Fiis.
tory of Spain--EIiaory
of Europe, &c.
With an APPENDIX Being continuation to the
TasArY of PARIs-By a Grafksmsn Of B3f0H
Tsx character of this work needs no other rec
concentration, than the general appreciation mat
has been given to the Authors Tiss0 q fbe Wr'd
He fays, in his preface Z" The importance OF
Hiftory acknowledge, is TOO obvious 10 need any
ilullriaon. Hiiory is the mirror of ages, rttiect
ing view of the human fpeces uader all us iociai
notifications, and 10 all the variety of action. IL
furniihes The mon ample and accurate knowledge
of mankind, and is the refore itudy e1entialsy
necei1Ary to men; every individual Is directly or
indirectly concerned in the lubeGts which 1t brings
forward TO his INFECTION.
From the confederation that 70 macy hlitoriss OF
England have already been written, any addition
TO their number might, on the brit view OF the
fubjeca, be deemed unnecefary. But, on further
exams. alton and reflection, il will be found that
fcarcely any of thole that have hitherto appeared
have been efficiently adopted 70 the conventeucy
of the public. The common ichooi books OF IS
kind are too much epitomized 70 exhibit the con-
nected chaia sf facts and events of cauies aud
coniequences - iome of them prefeot only barren
RICHTER aud Others groisy erroneous N their
ftatements. Thoie hiltories whch are on more
extended ieale are TOO prolIr and expenh7e tor
general ufe. Few readers have the leilure and pa
thence requlte for attentive peruiai Of the vo
No
with their combinations, by diherut authors, aud
little knowledge. reiaring 10 the gradual progFelS
of Britfh fociesy, be obtained from cur com
mon haoricd epitomes. The progseis or retro
gr ada ion of arts licences commerce and cIviIiEa
ton can be traced only th ough The ferries OF raut
actions aud events from which ma ional PROPERTY
or depreiion, and focal refinement or barbaTIln
originate But the acknowledged importance OF
hiitoricai information points out the AecsIl OF
rendering il accefTi sle-COncieneis becomes daily
more requiilte a. great events are every year lax
ing place, aud an lmmennty Of ma erals Tor MI
tory 10 couitAntIy accumuiatlug-Ihe time, IN
deed, mutt ioon come. Wnen competition will be
an Indispensable requ!G,e in hidory o;herwIte
the hfe of man will be found ihoIt tor the peru
cal of it's voIumnious volumes
Theie obvious Qualifications iuggea the utility
of hitory of our coua;ty thaS may be medium
%
tirelome prolixty, thAt may equally iuis the libra
ry aud the ichooi; anu that, without being TOO
ex enfve to the purchaler, c. too tedious the
reader, may ditncty en hIoit the iefles OF events
that mark our annals, and has rallied The BTiuih
nation from horde of halt naked iaVages, 10 a
nurfery of aatesmen. lesinaors aud warriors; OF
mer Giants, arti0s and literau.
Such is The deisn of this compendium 10 ,he
execution, party fpsrt An, reigous prejudice are
wholly excluded The IN authenticated uaintec-
citing and ephemerai occurrences, which, IN every
perlud of time, furnIih the idle taite OF The day
and ioon fink into megiled oblivion are either
omited thghty touched aud The readers at
tenton IS dlrected 10 tu.jects and events truly
national untselally late eiting, and worthy OF
remembrance. AT the cofe OF each reign gener-
al view of its cts on the political iyltem and
focal ruciure ct the naton is laid before the res
der, aud the character of the m0nsrcl IS lmpar
ually delineated Ia treating every affair." whether
of poiiucai or civil, mIiitary or religious nature
| have caffuliy en- Favored 70 proportion the de
tail 10 the importance of the iubject and thus
TO exhlhn concentrated aud ANIMATED view OF
Brltiih hlltory, adapted 10 the ute OF thole who
withou; conlumng much time are dstirous of
curing a competent know edge OF the events that
have either checked or promoted .he intereas OF
England, during her gradual advancement fto.a
pumeva poverty aud Oaroarity 10 che housiihlng
itate in which lhe now ltsnes"
SyThe work wall be pubhfhed 10 two octave
volumes, price ID. : 90 each the At Of wh.ehis
uow ready Tor delivery
or Subscribers for the above work re-
ceived at the Booknore of Iiaac Adams, No. 7 tx
change Street, Portland.
March 20, 1915.
REMOVAL.