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Excerpt from Social and Imperial Life of Great Britain, Vol. 1
IT would seem probable, after a science had been studied for centuries, that one Of its humbler students would be able to compile a primer with comparative ease, and in most branches Of knowledge the work would be safe, not unpleasant, and far from laborious. The way would have been already prepared by many other books Of the same kind. In history, if history were only politics and biography with a slight admixture Of religion and war, compilation would be an agreeable task with the guidance and assistance Of recognised authorities, whose names in the footnotes would furnish a guarantee alike Of good faith, that is Of adherence to approved and stereotyped models, and Of accuracy, that is of agreement with those models. But, if a student is dissatisfied with outlines, and with the usual limitations if he is aware that there is a science Of economics and a history Of commerce; if he is not ignorant Of the existence Of strategy and tactics, Of military geography and the geography of the sea-roads if he knows anything Of the story of the church, Of literature, or Of art, or of law; he leaves the beaten track, and undertakes pioneer work which is certain to be long and arduous, and almost equally certain to be regarded as unnecessary and almost impertinent. 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.
