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The fact that this book has survived in an expensive form the excitements of the last three years emboldens me to set a smaller and cheaper edition before the public. The original text has been reduced by nearly a third, the Appen dices have been curtailed, the illustrations have been omitted, and by these and some devices of the printer the story, which had hitherto required two heavy volumes, is now compressed into one which is lighter to handle and little more than a quarter of the price to buy.
What has been jettisoned consists mainly of personal impressions and opinions, often controversial in character, which, however just, were not essential to the narrative or to a permanent record, and which some indeed may think to have been not the most valuable part of the book. What remains has been thoroughly revised in the light of better information and subsequent events; the proofs have been diligently read by several authorities, previously inaccessible.
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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.
The fact that this book has survived in an expensive form the excitements of the last three years emboldens me to set a smaller and cheaper edition before the public. The original text has been reduced by nearly a third, the Appen dices have been curtailed, the illustrations have been omitted, and by these and some devices of the printer the story, which had hitherto required two heavy volumes, is now compressed into one which is lighter to handle and little more than a quarter of the price to buy.
What has been jettisoned consists mainly of personal impressions and opinions, often controversial in character, which, however just, were not essential to the narrative or to a permanent record, and which some indeed may think to have been not the most valuable part of the book. What remains has been thoroughly revised in the light of better information and subsequent events; the proofs have been diligently read by several authorities, previously inaccessible.
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.
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Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965) has been called by historians "the man of the twentieth century." Prime Minister of Great Britain (1940-1945), Churchill won the Nobel prize for literature in 1953.
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- Publication date2018
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