History of the Eighteenth Century and of the Nineteenth, Vol. 1

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Excerpt from History of the Eighteenth Century and of the Nineteenth, Vol. 1: Till the Overthrow of the French Empire With Particular Reference to Mental Cultivation and Progress In introducing the following portion of Prof. Schlosser's 'History of the Eighteenth Century' to the notice of the English public, I must trespass upon the reader with a few preliminary remarks. In the course of a residence for some time in Germany, with a view to acquire a knowledge of the language and literature of the country, of its social and political condition, and especially its educational institutions, I have passed the last winter in Heidelberg, from which I now write. The European reputation of Prof. Schlosser, and his lectures upon the Eighteenth Century, naturally attracted my attention, as bearing upon the various objects of my inquiry, attendance upon his lectures led to a careful perusal of the portions of his work already published, and to a personal acquaintance with himself, and repeated intercourse and conversation enable me to speak authoritatively with respect to his general views, to the spirit in which the work is conceived, and the accessory as well as the main objects which it was intended to accomplish. The 'History of the Eighteenth Century, ' of which no inconsiderable portion of the second part of the third volume, not yet issued in Germany, is here presented, has excited great attention on the continent of Europe. 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.