Author: Thomas De Quincey
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2016-11-28
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781334425271
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from Richard Bentley: And Other Writings Is the problems here treated are not numerous, one of them at least (viz., the problem of The Essence) is the most important, and, secondly, from its mysteriousness, the most in teresting; but also, thirdly, the most difficult of all known historic problems 3 and so much so, that, in my opinion, this (if estimated by any progress made in deciphering it down to the date of my own attempt), would have been classed as the one insoluble case amongst all historic problems yet offered to the investigation of thoughtful men. 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.
Author: Thomas de Quincey
Publisher:
Published: 2019-08-16
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780461227055
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Author: Kristine Louise Haugen
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2011-04
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 0674058712
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →What warranted the skewering of Richard Bentley (whom Rhodri Lewis called “perhaps the most notable—and notorious—scholar ever to have English as a mother tongue”) by two of the literary giants of his day? Kristine Haugen offers a fascinating portrait of Europe’s most infamous classical scholar and the intellectual turmoil he set in motion.