Inedited Letters Of William Penn From The Originals Or Authentic Copies

Author : Samuel M. Janney
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365344674
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book The Life of William Penn written by Samuel M. Janney and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of William Penn: With Selections From His Correspondence and Auto-Biography On offering to the Public another biography of William Penn, a few words concerning its design, and the facilities enjoyed in its preparation, may not be inappropriate. Without intending to derogate from the labors of others, I may be permitted to say, that through the kindness of friends, I have obtained access to original materials, which have enabled me to furnish a more full and accurate account of the Founder of Pennsylvania, than has hitherto been given to the world. When this work was commenced, I was not apprised that an English author was engaged on the same subject, nor did his book ap pear in this country until I had accomplished my task, with the exception of a single chapter. After perusing W. Hepworth Dixon's Historical Biography of Penn, recently published, I have come to the conclusion, that there is still room for another life of the great Philanthropist. It will be perceived by the reader, that our plans are essentially different. He, with a great mass of materials before him, has inserted but four of Penn's letters, Which, with short passages or single sentences from inedited letters, comprise the whole that he gives us from a voluminous and interesting correspondence. In the memoirs of illustrious persons, and especially of those, who, like Penn, were good writers, I prefer their own language to that of their biographers; and have, therefore, introduced full copies, or copious extracts, from about one hundred and forty of his letters, as well as nearly the whole of his autobiography, called An Apology for Himself. 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.