The English Land System

Author : George C. Brodrick
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330632833
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (328 download)

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Download or read book English Land and English Landlords: An Enquiry Into the Origin and Character of the English Land System, with Proposals for Its Reform; With in Index written by George C. Brodrick and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from English Land and English Landlords: An Enquiry Into the Origin and Character of the English Land System, With Proposals for Its Reform; With in Index The present volume treats of the historical growth, the distinctive features, and the prospective development, of the English Land System. It does not purport to deal with the Scotch or Irish land systems, in so far as they differ from the English, except where these differences may be significant, for purposes of illustration. Nor does it purport to describe fully the land systems of foreign countries, though I have thought it well to introduce a concise review of the more important among these, in order to exhibit in stronger relief the unique character of the agrarian constitution established in England by the joint operation of Law and Custom. The peculiar essence of that constitution is to be found in the marked separation of the agricultural community into three classes - landlords, farmers, and labourers. Of these classes, the first is at once the most powerful, and the most typical product of the English Land System. I have, therefore, associated "English Land" with "English Landlords," in the title of a work chiefly designed to set forth the reciprocal influence of social and agricultural relations in the past, the present, and the future. 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.