Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from William Penn and Thomas B. Macaulay: Being Brief Observations on the Charges Made in Mr. Macaulay's History of England
Of the nature of these charges hardly any one will be ignorant. Mr. Macaulay's History of England has throughout England been read and admired. Whether its accuracy will stand the test of critical inquiry the future public will decide; but there can be no question that, as a story well told and pleasant to listen to, it has bewitched the ears of the public of to-day, and that eventually it will rank, if not as an actual history, at least as a. Most attractive and eloquent historical romance.
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