The Counties Of England Their Story And Antiquities Volume 1

Author : P. H. Ditchfield
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331906585
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book The Counties of England, Vol. 1 of 2 written by P. H. Ditchfield and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-25 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Counties of England, Vol. 1 of 2: Their Story and Antiquities Counties of England. Some thirty volumes have been published, with the aid of patient and accomplished editors and of skilled and devoted antiquaries, who have carefully studied the history and archaeo logical remains in each shire. The main interest taken in our series has been principally local, each volume appealing to the patriotic residents in the county of which that volume treated. It has been deemed advisable to extend that interest, to widen our field of vision, and to gather together in this work the historical annals of all the English counties, recording their characteristics and touching upon those great events in their story which connect them with the history of the nation. It has been necessary to compress much, to touch lightly upon great subjects, which would require a volume for their complete elucidation, to give a sketch rather than to paint a complete picture. The sketch, however, has some advantages. It enables the reader to obtain a general view, and prevents him from complain ing that he is unable to see the forest because of the trees. The story of the counties reveals their individuality. Each county has a personality, a corporate existence, and this is for the advantage of the nation. It fosters local pride and the sense of local responsibility, and it diversifies a country as a whole and enriches the national individuality. The bane of modern times is centralisa tion, the tendency to rub off all angles, and to produce a uniform type of man and woman with all kinds of deadening and tedious results. Those influences which tend to develop actual sameness in custom, education, life, and modes of thought cause the national character and temperament to suffer grievously. Local patriotism has left an indelible mark on our national annals, and it would be a pity if it were allowed to disappear. 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.