Vicissitudes of Families, and Other Essays
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
Published: November 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9781402189302
Subjects: nobility,Great Britain,genealogy; Reference / Genealogy
First sentence: THE "vicissitudes of great families" form a curious chapter in the general history of mankind; in fact, the interest attaching to individual fortunes is of a more human character, and excites more of human sympathy, than that which belongs to the fate of kingdoms.