An History of Birmingham (1783) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781517636470)

A preface rather induces a man to speak of himself, which is deemed the worst subject upon which he can speak. In history we become acquainted with things, but in a preface with the author; and, for a man to treat of himself, may be the most difficult talk of the two: for in history, facts are produced ready to the hand of the historian, which give birth to thought, and it is easy to cloath that thought in words. But in a preface, an author is obliged to forge from the brain, where he is sometimes known to forge without fire. In one, he only reduces a substance into form; but in the other, he must create that substance.

Author: William Hutton
ISBN-10: 1517636477
ISBN-13: 9781517636470
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 10/13/2015
Pages: 142
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.30d