Gleanings of Past Years, 1843-78, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Gleanings of Past Years, 1843-78, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by William Ewart Gladstone and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Gleanings of Past Years, 1843-78, Vol. 1 These occasional productions extend over the long term of thirty-six years: years eminently anxious, prolific, and changeful. No attempt has been made to bring compositions, suggested in various degrees by the time as well as by the subject, into the precise forms of thought or expression, which at this date I might have been inclined to choose for them. Such an effort, in impairing their identity, would abate the limited interest or value which can alone belong to them. Any changes made have been as follows: - 1. Corrections of typographical errors. 2. Verbal amendments, with a view to simplicity and clearness. 3. Substitutions, in a very few instances, of phrases which juster taste might at the time have suggested; without any alteration of the thought. 4. Cases, also very rare, in which on any special ground it seemed right to specify a change, smaller or greater, in opinion. 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.