A History Of Our Own Times From The Accession Of Queen Victoria To The Accession Of Edward Vii PDF Download

Excerpt from A Short History of Our Own Times, From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the Accession of King Edward VII The 'Short History of Our Own Times' published some years ago brought its story of events down to the parliamentary dissolution of March 1880, and the subsequent elections which ended in the utter defeat of the Conservative Party and the restoration of the Liberals to power under the leadership of Mr. Gladstone. The 'Short History of Our Own Times' was, I need hardly say, designed as a condensation of 'A History of Our Own Times, ' and was meant to suit the especial wants and convenience of the large numbers who can find pleasure and profit in the reading of historical narrative but have not time to spare for much continuous study, and are therefore glad to have at hand a condensed narrative in some popular form not occupying extended space or elaborate shelves. 'The Short History of Our Own Times' received a welcome from those for whom it was intended which amply satisfied the hopes and wishes of the publishers and the author. Since the publication of that volume, however, many years have passed away full of great events for England and for the world in general, and three volumes of 'A History of Our Own Times' have made their appearance, bringing us on to the Accession of King Edward VII. It has therefore been found necessary to add to the 'Short History' a summarised but, as I hope, in every sense symmetrical reproduction in this new volume of the story told in the longer narrative. Some of the events occurring at home and abroad during that time have been among the most important and the most thrilling in modern history, and I have endeavoured to make the compressed version, contained in this new volume, not merely accurate as a record, but also clear, suggestive, and vivid. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.