# Historical difficulties and contested events

Author: Delepierre, Octave, 1802-1879

Genre: Category: History - Other

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71537

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Historical+difficulties+and+contested+events+Delepierre&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The age in which we live seems remarkable for its appreciation of men of renown, and for the homage rendered to them. Societies that are still in their youth are liable to be dazzled by the superficial wonders of historical tradition, and to allow their admiration to be easily taken captive; but an epoch ripened by experience, and by a long habit of literary criticism, should rather reserve its enthusiasm for ascertained facts, and for such deeds of renown as are beyond the pale of doubt and discussion. Thus we find in the present day a marked predilection, not only as a matter of general utility but also from a sense of justice, for a keen research into every doubtful point of history. N...

## Chapters

- [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historical-difficulties-and-contested-events-71537/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Part 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historical-difficulties-and-contested-events-71537/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historical-difficulties-and-contested-events-71537/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historical-difficulties-and-contested-events-71537/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historical-difficulties-and-contested-events-71537/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historical-difficulties-and-contested-events-71537/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historical-difficulties-and-contested-events-71537/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historical-difficulties-and-contested-events-71537/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Part 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historical-difficulties-and-contested-events-71537/chapters/9/index.md)