The meaning of history, and other historical pieces, by Frederic Harrison.

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Author/Creator:

Harrison, Frederic, 1831-1923.

Publication:

New York, London, Macmillan, 1921.

Format/Description:

Book
viii, 507 p. 21 cm.

Subjects:

History.
Bibliography -- Best books -- History.
Cities and towns.
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.
Rome.
Athens.
Istanbul -- History.
Paris (France)
London.

Contents:

The use of history.
The connection of history.
Some great books of history.
The history schools (an Oxford dialogue) [Fortnightly review, October 1893]
A survey of the thirteenth century. [Fortnightly review, September 1891]
What the revolution of 1789 did. [Fortnightly review, June 1889]
France in 1789 and 1889. [The Forum, March 1890]
The city: ancient, mediæval, modern, ideal.
Rome revisited. [Fortnightly review, May 1893]
Impressions of Athens.
Constantinople as an historic city. [Fortnightly review, April 1894]
The problem of Constantinople. [Fortnightly review, May 1894]
Paris as an historic city.
The transformation of Paris. [The North American review, September 1889]
The transformation of London.
The sacredness of ancient buildings. [Contemporary review, v. 52]
Palæographic purism. [Nineteenth century, January 1886]

Notes:

Condensation (with two exceptions) of historical lectures given in a series of courses at various places.- cf. Note.

OCLC:

1067063

Online:

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