Opis: The History of England, Vol. 1 of 8 - Hume David

Excerpt from The History of England, Vol. 1 of 8: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688

It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity; therefore I shall be short. It may be thought an instance of vanity that I pretend at all to write my life; but this Narrative mall contain little more than the History of my Writings; as, indeed, almost all my life has been spent in literary pursuits and occupations. The first success of most of my writings was not such as to be an object of vanity.

I was born the 26th of April 1711, old style, at Edinburgh. I was of a good family, both by father and mother: My father's family is a branch of the Earl of Home's, or Hume's; and my ancestors had been proprietors of the estate which my brother had been proprietors of the estate which my brother possesses for several generations. My mother was daughter of Sir David Falconer, President of the College of Justice: The title of Lord Halkerton came by succession to her brother.

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Szczegóły: The History of England, Vol. 1 of 8 - Hume David

Nazwa: The History of England, Vol. 1 of 8 From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688 (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Hume David
Wydawnictwo: FB &c Ltd
Kod paskowy: 9781330176726
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 532
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Oprawa: Miękka

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