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Excerpt from Ireland: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day
IN his essay on ''how History should be written'' Lucian, after remarking that brevity, provided it be not due to insuffi cient information, is essential, proceeds, but there is a brevity of matter as well as of expression. Some events require less extended treatment than others, while some may well be omitted altogether''. It is in the spirit of Lucian''s advice that I have written this little history. The book is primarily intended that they who run may read. But whether I have been successful.
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IN his essay on ''how History should be written'' Lucian, after remarking that brevity, provided it be not due to insuffi cient information, is essential, proceeds, but there is a brevity of matter as well as of expression. Some events require less extended treatment than others, while some may well be omitted altogether''. It is in the spirit of Lucian''s advice that I have written this little history. The book is primarily intended that they who run may read. But whether I have been successful.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Robert Dunlop
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780656142743
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 229
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Robert Dunlop
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331241652
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
Page Count - 231
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