Continuity In History And Other Essays PDF Download

Excerpt from The Stress of Change, Essays Historical and Biographical Read Dr. Jourdan's earlier work on the Movement towards Catholic Reform in the Early Sixteenth C entary with interest and pleasure. It was a study in a period and movement too much neglected, and it Showed knowledge and judgement in tracing currents of thought and literary connections. Many people and writers overlook this continuity which there really was even in an age Of change and revolution. If this continuity was too much forgotten in those days as well as in these, and if the forgetfulness was hurtful to coming generations, there is all the more need for us to renew its study. The perception of this, and the excellent Spirit and the industry which Dr. Jourdan brought to his task, led me to rate his book highly, both in reviewing it at the time and in recommending it Often since. I am glad, therefore, that he has carried on his work and is now giving the benefit of it to the public. Once again he gives us studies Of characters and events, which even if diversified in life and lands have an underlying continuity. English readers will find much that is new to them in the fields where Dr. Jourdan guides them. After having read his earlier book I was glad to meet him at the International Historical Congress in Brussels; and it is doubly pleasant to say a word of introduction for one whom I can now hold as a friend as well as a scholar who loves history and understands it. 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.