The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties: Illustrated by Anecdotes (Classic Reprint)FB&C Limited, 16.12.2017 г. - 442 страници Excerpt from The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties: Illustrated by Anecdotes WE are about to select from the records Of Philo sophy, Literature, and Art, in all ages and countries, a body of examples, to shew how the most unpro pitious circumstances have been unable to conquer an ardent desire for the acquisition of knowledge. Every man has difficulties to encounter in this pur suit; and therefore every man is interested in learn ing what are the real hindrances which have opposed themselves to the progress of some of the most dis tinguished persons, and how those Obstacles have been surmounted. 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. |
