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Excerpt from The House of Howard, Vol. 1 of 2
Genealogical tables are, unhappily, necessary in a book of this description unhappily, because they are crude and unpleasing productions in themselves; and when the reader is impelled by necessity to consult them for the elucidation of some point or the refreshing of the memory, their grim, orderly battalions of names and dates come as a shock by contrast with the more kindly relation of the hopes and fears, the loves and tragedies, Of these our brothers and sisters, so baldly set forth in them. However, they are necessary; and there are nine or ten Of them for the reader to consult or to ignore, as it may seem good to him.
Some explanation appears desirable of the dual author ship Of the book, which is due to the untimely death of Mr. Gerald Brenan, in November, 1906; and it may be stated that he is responsible for that portion which concludes with the chapter entitled The Poet Earl and his Times.
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Genealogical tables are, unhappily, necessary in a book of this description unhappily, because they are crude and unpleasing productions in themselves; and when the reader is impelled by necessity to consult them for the elucidation of some point or the refreshing of the memory, their grim, orderly battalions of names and dates come as a shock by contrast with the more kindly relation of the hopes and fears, the loves and tragedies, Of these our brothers and sisters, so baldly set forth in them. However, they are necessary; and there are nine or ten Of them for the reader to consult or to ignore, as it may seem good to him.
Some explanation appears desirable of the dual author ship Of the book, which is due to the untimely death of Mr. Gerald Brenan, in November, 1906; and it may be stated that he is responsible for that portion which concludes with the chapter entitled The Poet Earl and his Times.
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
Gerald Brenan
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266845041
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.0 cm
Page Count - 376
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Gerald Brenan
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330612200
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.0 cm
Page Count - 378
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