Victorian Worthies

Victorian Worthies PDF Author: George Henry Blore
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 426

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Victorian Worthies

Victorian Worthies PDF Author: George Henry Blore
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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Victorian Worthies

Victorian Worthies PDF Author: George Henry Blore
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 424

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Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies

Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies PDF Author: Blore George Henry
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781318853762
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Languages : en
Pages : 830

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

VICTORIAN WORTHIES 16 BIOGRAPH

VICTORIAN WORTHIES 16 BIOGRAPH PDF Author: George Henry 1870 Blore
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781363424771
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 422

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Victorian Worthies

Victorian Worthies PDF Author: G. H. Blore
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ISBN: 9781331316879
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 422

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Excerpt from Victorian Worthies: Sixteen Biographies Some excuse seems to be needed for venturing at this time to publish biographical sketches of the men of the Victorian era. Several have been written by men, like Lord Morley and Lord Bryce, having first-hand knowledge of their subjects, others by the best critics of the next generation, such as Mr. Chesterton and Mr. Clutton-Brock. With their critical ability I am not able to compete; but they often postulate a knowledge of facts which the average reader has forgotten or has never known. Having written these sketches primarily for boys at school I am not ashamed to state well-known facts, nor have I wished to avoid the obvious. Nor do these sketches aim at obtaining a sensation by the shattering of idols. I have been content to accept the verdicts passed by their contemporaries on these great servants of the public, verdicts which, in general, seem likely to stand the test of time. Boys will come soon enough on books where criticism has fuller play, and revise the judgements of the past. Such a revision is salutary, when it is not unfair or bitter in tone. At a time when the subject called 'civics' is being more widely introduced into schools, it seems useful to present the facts of individual lives, instances chosen from different professions, as a supplement to the study of principles and institutions. There is a spirit of public service which is best interpreted through concrete examples. If teachers will, from their own knowledge, fill in these outlines and give life to these portraits, the younger generation may find it not uninteresting to 'praise famous men and our fathers that begat us'. 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.

William Boyd Dawkins & the Victorian Science of Cave Hunting

William Boyd Dawkins & the Victorian Science of Cave Hunting PDF Author: Mark White
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473886147
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 415

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William Boyd Dawkins was a controversial Victorian geologist, palaeontologist and archaeologist who has divided opinion as either a hero or villain. For some, he was a pioneer of Darwinian science as a member of the Lubbock-Evans network, while for others he was little more than a reckless vandal who destroyed irreplaceable evidence and left precious little for future generations to assess. In this volume, Professor Mark White provides an unbiased archaeological and geological account of Boyd Dawkins’ career and legacy by drawing on almost twenty years of research as well as his archive of published and unpublished work which places him at the centre of Victorian Darwinian science and society. White examines his work in both the field and study to provide a critical yet balanced account of his achievements and standing in relation to the field today as well as among his peers. At the heart of this book is a detailed study of the circumstances surrounding the Victorian excavations at Creswell Crags, where two celebrated finds became a cause celebre.

British Books

British Books PDF Author:
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 764

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Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired

Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired PDF Author: British Library
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1228

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Subject Index of the Modern Books Acquired by the British Museum in the Years 1916-1920

Subject Index of the Modern Books Acquired by the British Museum in the Years 1916-1920 PDF Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1040

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