" It will be very reasonably asked why I should consent, though upon a sort of challenge, to write even a popular essay in English history, who make no pretence to particular scholarship and am merely a member of the public. The answer is that I know just enough to know one thing: that a history from the standpoint of a member of the public has not been written. What we call the popular histories should rather be called the anti-popular histories. They areall, nearly without exception, written against the people; and in them the populace is either ignored or elaborately proved to have been wrong...."
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A Short History of England
" It will be very reasonably asked why I should consent, though upon a sort of challenge, to write even a popular essay in English history, who make no pretence to particular scholarship and am merely a member of the public. The answer is that I know just enough to know one thing: that a history from the standpoint of a member of the public has not been written. What we call the popular histories should rather be called the anti-popular histories. They areall, nearly without exception, written against the people; and in them the populace is either ignored or elaborately proved to have been wrong...."
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9791041945290 |
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| Publisher: | Culturea |
| Publication date: | 02/22/2023 |
| Pages: | 118 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.28(d) |
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