The History of Switzerland
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1832 edition by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, London. Product details and pricing info |
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2 Customer Reviews Posted
- Judging the book by the cover
- This is a fine book for what it is, which is a history written in the 19th century. But look at the cover- doesn't it look fairly modern? If you buy this book expecting history into the 20th century, you will obviously be disappointed.
- 2008-01-22, 2 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- History in the Gibbons Style
- Written in the 1820's, the language is very much in the style of Edward Gibbon (Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire): a flowing narrative, sometimes a bit florid, with definite points of view. You will not doubt whom the author considers a good guy and whom a bad guy.
Historiography has changed much in 120 years. You will not find the details (much less the footnotes) you would expect in a modern account. On the other hand, the author covers 2000 years in only 350 pages, so there is little room for them.
All in all, a pleasant read. - 2007-10-21, 2 of 4 people found this review helpful, Rated:
