Author : Henry Clay Williams
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331837674
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (376 download)
Book Synopsis American Encyclopaedia of Biography (Classic Reprint) by : Henry Clay Williams
Download or read book American Encyclopaedia of Biography (Classic Reprint) written by Henry Clay Williams and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from American Encyclopaedia of Biography The ancient Egyptians had a law, says the biographer of Lord Bacon, which ordained that actions and characters of the dead should be solemnly canvassed before certain judges, in order to regulate what was due to their memory. No quality, however exalted, no abilities, however eminent, could exempt the possessors from this last impartial trial. To ingenuous minds this was a powerful incentive in the pursuit of virtue, and a strong restraint on the most abandoned in their career of vice. Whoever undertakes to write the life of a person deserving to be remembered by posterity, ought to look upon this law as prescribed to him. 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.