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A Short History of England

G. K. Chesterton

" It will be very reasonably asked why I should consent, though upon a sort of challenge, to write even a popular essay in English history, who make no pretence to particular scholarship and am merely a member of the public. The answer is that I know just enough to know one thing: that a history from the standpoint of a member of the public has not been written. What we call the popular histories should rather be called the anti-popular histories. They areall, nearly without exception, written against the people; and in them the populace is either ignored or elaborately proved to have been wrong...."

Book Details

  • Publisher: Culturea
  • Publish Date: Feb 22nd, 2023
  • Pages: 118
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.27in - 5.83in - 0.28in - 0.36lb
  • EAN: 9791041945290
  • Categories: Classics