Synopsis
It would not be altogether absurd if a man were to thank God lor his vanity among the other comforts of life '. Benjamin Franklin sets these words m the forefront of his autobiography, and they deserve to be set m the forefront of all successful works of the kind. A man may think to apply a record of his own life to various purposes. He may fashion it as a text-book of conduct for his children, as a history of his relations with the politics, religion, or literature of his time, as a generous panegyric of his friends, or as an ill-natured denunciation of those who have shared his life's successes or defeats. But from whatever point of view the successful autobiographer approaches his subject, unconsciously the same spirit moves him. Ife is convinced not merely that his life has been worth living, but that he has lived it to eminent advantage. He is self-centred ; he is self-satisfied ; he loves himself better than his neighbour,- he weighs others in the balance, and finds them wanti
Table of Contents
Introduction xi; Lord Herbert's Autobiography i A Continuation of the Life of Lord Herbert from 1624 to 1648 135; Appendix :; I The Early History of the Herbert Family 167 Genealogical Table 168-9; II Wales in the Sixteenth Century 171; III Walton's and Donne's Accounts of Lord Herbert's; Mother 175; IV Duelling in France and England in the Seventeenth; Century -179; V Lord Herbert's Quarrel with Lord Howard of; Waldon182; VI Lord Herbert's Instructions at the French Court 18<3 VII Lord Herbert's Correspondence 188; Index204
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has be
Présentation de l'éditeur
It would not be altogether absurd if a man were to thank God lor his vanity among the other comforts of life '. Benjamin Franklin sets these words m the forefront of his autobiography, and they deserve to be set m the forefront of all successful works of the kind. A man may think to apply a record of his own life to various purposes. He may fashion it as a text-book of conduct for his children, as a history of his relations with the politics, religion, or literature of his time, as a generous panegyric of his friends, or as an ill-natured denunciation of those who have shared his life's successes or defeats. But from whatever point of view the successful autobiographer approaches his subject, unconsciously the same spirit moves him. Ife is convinced not merely that his life has been worth living, but that he has lived it to eminent advantage. He is self-centred ; he is self-satisfied ; he loves himself better than his neighbour,- he weighs others in the balance, and finds them wanti
Table of Contents
Introduction xi; Lord Herbert's Autobiography i A Continuation of the Life of Lord Herbert from 1624 to 1648 135; Appendix :; I The Early History of the Herbert Family 167 Genealogical Table 168-9; II Wales in the Sixteenth Century 171; III Walton's and Donne's Accounts of Lord Herbert's; Mother 175; IV Duelling in France and England in the Seventeenth; Century -179; V Lord Herbert's Quarrel with Lord Howard of; Waldon182; VI Lord Herbert's Instructions at the French Court 18<3 VII Lord Herbert's Correspondence 188; Index204
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has be
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