A Pictorial History of England
by Samuel G. Goodrich
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As a source of useful and interesting knowledge, the history of England surpasses that of all other countries. A detailed account of the various steps by which a nation has risen from the savage state to an unexampled pitch of wealth, power, and civilization, cannot fail to be alike instructive and amusing to the general reader.
2. But to us the history of England is the history of our fatherland, the history of our ancestors, and of most of the institutions which belong to society in the United States. In government, religion, manners, customs, feelings, opinions, language, and descent, we are wholly or partially English. We cannot, therefore, understand ourselves, or our institutions, but by a careful perusal of English history.
3. To the philosopher, this subject is one of the most profound interest. When Great Britain first appears in the page of history, it is on the outskirts of the known world; remote from the great centre of science and civilization, and inhabited by a people of the most savage character. It is a dark and gloomy spot upon the face of the globe. its inhabitants presenting an aspect as revolting as that of its cold and loggy climate.
APA: Goodrich, Samuel G. (2013). A Pictorial History of England. London: Forgotten Books. (Original work published 1854)
MLA: Goodrich, Samuel G. A Pictorial History of England. 1854. Reprint. London: Forgotten Books, 2013. Print.
|1. king||2. henry||3. england||4. death||5. edward|
|6. prince||7. english||8. himself||9. france||10. queen|
|11. son||12. duke||13. charles||14. kings||15. country|
|16. whom||17. richard||18. battle||19. war||20. reign|
|21. william||22. lord||23. having||24. army||25. john|