Excerpt from The Modern World From Charlemagne to the Present Time, 1919: With a Preliminary Survey of Ancient Times In his letter on Historical Studies Pope Leo XIII says among other things: Est autem in usum scholarum confectio commentariorum necessaria, qui salva veritate et nullo adolescentium periculo ipsam artem historicam illustrare et augere que ant. "It is necessary that for the use of the schools textbooks be composed which are calculated, with due regard for truth and without exposing the young students to any pitfalls, to expound and propagate the science of history." Encouraged by these words the authors have undertaken to issue the present work. The book, like F. Betten's Ancient World, aims to furnish an abundance of material much of which is not found in other books accessible to students. From this teachers will make their own selection. Several sections, Chapter VII for instance, are readily recognized as reference matter. These sections may be omitted whenever a shorter course is desired. The authors have freely utilized the information contained in a great variety of works, large and small, and they wish to express their indebtedness to these. Thanks are due also to other scholars from whom it was the authors' privilege to receive aid and advice. In particular, however, they wish to thank Mr. Willis Mason West, who generously consented that entire passages be taken over from his own Modern World. May this work, too, contribute its share towards the promotion of true Christian education. 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.