Author: Manson Woods Christie
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780656902415
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Excerpt from The Entire Collection of Portraits of the Most Illustrious Persons of British History This collection of historical portraits surpasses, as well in extent as in interest, any that has ever been formed, and is altogether matchless, containing, as it does, the Portraits of Persons distinguished for the most eminent Rank, Wisdom, and historical interest in the annals of our Country Of those' great men, in the language of a contemporary critic, whose names areas familiar as household words to every one who thinks as he ought Of the past glories of his country; Warriors and Sages whose memory is associated with all that is dear and most glorious to Englishmen, whose embodied principles have made Britain that which until their names are forgotten, she will ever continue to be. 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.
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368943030
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1838.
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Languages : en
Pages : 45
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Author: Manson &. Woods Christie
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ISBN: 9781361467589
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Author: Manson & Woods Christie
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Author: Christie & Manson
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Pages : 62
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Author: Edmund Lodge
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780656370665
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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Excerpt from Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain, Vol. 1 of 8: With Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Their Lives and Actions Mr. Lodge's talents as an Historian and Antiquary are well known to the public by his admirable collection of ancient letters and documents, entitled Illustrations of British History a book which I have very frequently consulted, and have almost always succeeded in finding not only the information required, but col Iected a great deal more as I went in search of it. 'the present Work presents the same talents and industry the same patient powers of collecting information from the most obscure and hidden sources and the same talent for selecting the facts which are the rarest and most interesting, and presenting them to the general reader in a luminous and concise manner. 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.
Author: Edmund Lodge
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ISBN: 9781330924815
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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Excerpt from Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain, Vol. 1 In imparting to the public, five years since, the design of this great work, and the character with which it was proposed to invest it, the author took the liberty to offer some remarks of a general nature, the substance of which it may perhaps be necessary, at all events cannot be improper, to recapitulate in this place. "It is needless," he observed, "to descant largely on the extended information and delight which we derive from the multiplication of portraits by engraving, or on the more important advantages resulting from the study of biography. Separately considered, the one affords an amusement not less innocent than elegant; inculcates the rudiments, or aids the progress, of taste; and rescues from the hand of time the perishable monuments raised by the pencil. 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.
Author: Edmund Lodge
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ISBN: 9781406920345
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Author: Christie, Manson & Woods
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