A Letter to Robert Lowe, Esq., Joint Secretary of the Board of Controul: From John Bruce Norton, Esq. on the Condition and Requirements of the Presidency of Madras (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from A Letter to Robert Lowe, Esq., Joint Secretary of the Board of Controul: From John Bruce Norton, Esq. On the Condition and Requirements of the Presidency of Madras IT may be said that there is scarcely any thing origi nal in this book: that it is little more than a string of quotations a mere compilation. But its want of originality is precisely the measure of its merit. I am but the showman of other men's facts and Opinions. All exoteric knowledge of the state of India must at present necessarily be sciolous ...
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Excerpt from A Letter to Robert Lowe, Esq., Joint Secretary of the Board of Controul: From John Bruce Norton, Esq. On the Condition and Requirements of the Presidency of Madras IT may be said that there is scarcely any thing origi nal in this book: that it is little more than a string of quotations a mere compilation. But its want of originality is precisely the measure of its merit. I am but the showman of other men's facts and Opinions. All exoteric knowledge of the state of India must at present necessarily be sciolous generally speaking, only from the esoteric stores of the Company's Ser vices is trusworthy information to be obtained: a state of things which will gradually correct itself during the struggle to master the real state of the case; but in the interim those who undertake the task of disseminating knowledge of Indian affairs, must be content to be the mere vehicles to the Public of the experience of third parties. 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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