Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Dr. Goldsmith's Abridgment of the History of England, From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Death of George II: With a Continuation to the Year 1850, to Which Is Added, an Outline of the British Constitution, With Questions for Examination at the End of Each Section; For the Use of Schools and Private Students
The value of Dr Goldsmith's Abridgment of the History of England, as a class-book for the use of schools, has been long known and uni versally acknowledged. Several important sources of information, however, have been opened up since the days when he wrote, more especially as regards the early annals of the kingdom; and therefore that portion of his narrative which embodied the transactions of the Romans, Britons, and Saxons, has been withdrawn, to make way for a more correct and authentic account of the settlements of those ancient nations in the southern parts of this island. Besides, the original author concluded his labours at the death of George the Second; and as some of the most interesting occurrences in the history of England have taken place since that period, the proprietors, in order to render this publication as complete as possible, have brought down the record of events to the accession of Queen Victoria. \vith the same view, they have had the text so thoroughly revised, that every page has been partially rewritten. The errors which had crept into former editions are removed; the exercises have been carefully compared with the portions of the narrative to which they refer; and the chapter on the British Constitution has been recomposed by an able lawyer. To make this historical abridgment still better fitted for the of Schools, the paragraphs in every section are so divided that each contains some important fact, and are so numbered as to correspond with the exercises, which bear a direct and Special reference to the incidents recorded in the history. This arrangement enables the pupil to acquire a distinct knowledge of the successive events to which his attention is directed, and thereby to fix them more deeply in his memory, than could be accomplished by perusing a work in which such a systematic method is not Observed. As the exercises contain a summary review of the whole history in the interrogatory form, and as the proper answers to them can only be found by consulting the paragraphs in every chapter or section, the reader is necessarily led to examine with greater minute ness the different parts of the narrative, which will thus be so indelibly impressed upon his mind, that they are not likely to be soon eii'aced. Such being the nature of the improvements which have been introduced into this edition, the publishers hope that the work will be found better calculated than it has hitherto been for facilitating to students of all ages the acquisition of a competent knowledge of English history.
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