Author : Edmund Boger
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365203155
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)
Book Synopsis Myths, Scenes Worthies of Somerset (Classic Reprint) by : Edmund Boger
Download or read book Myths, Scenes Worthies of Somerset (Classic Reprint) written by Edmund Boger and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Myths, Scenes Worthies of Somerset Somerset forms the eastern extremity of the Western Peninsula, and it is that position which made it again and again a rallying point against oppression. Kent was the point by which Romans, Saxons, and Normans alike entered our island home, while Somerset has the more glorious memory of serving as a refuge for the oppressed nationality, whence it Issued out again refreshed and invigorated to continue the struggle for independence. The Romans, having encountered the Belgae in Gaul, seem to have avoided for many years meeting them in Britain, and when they did at last subdue the West, Bath became a British Pompeii, and was as fashionable a resort in the days of Roman British luxury as in the eighteenth century. Mag nificent baths, Roman villas, and country seats have been laid bare during modern excavations. How far our first myth, the legend of Bath, points to a still earlier civiliza tion it is difficult to say. 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.
