Excerpt from Ireland: 1798 1898 Ireland, 1494 - 1868, written by me some time ago, for the Historical Series, published by the Cambridge Uni versity Press, has induced me to make thissketch of Irish History from 1798 to the present year. The volume comprises part of the period I traversed before; but it describes events at much greater length, and enters much more into details, than was possible in a very brief. Epitome; and it embraces a period not treated in the earlier Work but of supreme importance to the student of ...
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Excerpt from Ireland: 1798 1898 Ireland, 1494 - 1868, written by me some time ago, for the Historical Series, published by the Cambridge Uni versity Press, has induced me to make thissketch of Irish History from 1798 to the present year. The volume comprises part of the period I traversed before; but it describes events at much greater length, and enters much more into details, than was possible in a very brief. Epitome; and it embraces a period not treated in the earlier Work but of supreme importance to the student of Irish History, for it deals with the thirty years which have elapsed since 1868. It may fairly claim, I think, to be, in all respects, an original and independent publication; I hope it has placed the course of Irish affairs, during the last hundred years, before a reader, in something like their true historical aspect, and in fairly correct perspective. I have written this book, I trust, in the spirit in wluch it ought to be written, and -have taken the point of view which should be taken in considering the subject. I have endeavoured to ascertain the truth and to tell it fearlessly; to point out the correlation of cause and effect in the evolution of a melancholy, but most instructive history; to rise, when entering the field of politics, above the blinds ing dust of party con icts; and to be strictly just in the conclusions I have formed as to men and things. But the greatest historical writers, when describing contemporaneous events, or those near their own times, have not been free 'from the prejudices and prepossessions caused by tradition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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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