Download or read book Public Lectures written by James Burton Robertson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Public Lectures: Delivered Before the Catholic University of Ireland, on Some Subjects of Ancient Modern History, in the Years 1856, 1857,& 1858 Under the head of Modern History are classed the fifth, Sixth, seventh, and eighth Lectures. These, too, may at first sight seem to bear not much relationship with each other; but a nearer inspection will prove the contrary. 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.