Download or read book Transactions of the Historical Society, 1872, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by Great Britain Historical Society and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Transactions of the Historical Society, 1872, Vol. 1 Towards the close of the year 1868 a proposal was suggested of establishing a Society to deal with a class of historical subjects which, while they do not fall under the cognizance of Archaeological Institutions, have not been comprehended within the programme of other Associations. Biographical and chronological investigations, it was stated, were often conducted by individuals who, however earnest in prosecuting their inquiries, did not possess facilities such as to render their researches available; while it was felt that infor mation could be more readily acquired by those who possessed a recognised authority as members of a national institution. These sentiments, being generally approved, led to the forma tion of the Historical Society. The Society's Transactions during its first two sessions, 1869-70 and 1870-71, are included in the two Parts which togem volume. The Society aims at the reproduction and illustration of rare historical tracts, and the recovery, from recondite sources, of materials which might illustrate the less explored paths of. 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.