The Annals of Dunfermline and Vicinity From the Earliest Authentic Period to the Present Time A. D. 1069 1878: Interspersed With Explanatory Notes Memorabilia and Numerous Illustrative Engravings (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Annals of Dunfermline and Vicinity From the Earliest Authentic Period to the Present Time A. D. 1069 1878: Interspersed With Explanatory Notes Memorabilia and Numerous Illustrative Engravings<br><br>A great many years have elapsed since the writer began to collect materials for the annals OF dunfermline his native city. His object was to arrange events and notanda in chronological order as he was convinced that a much clearer conception of the rise and progress of a town would be obtained under such an arrangement than by the method usually adopted in compiling such works.<br><br>The writer never had the slightest idea of publishing his notanda. They were written for his own private use for reference. On showing them to a number of his archaeological and other friends they expressed perhaps a too favourable opinion of their contents and strongly urged him to pass them through the press. For some years he refused to do so but their continued solicitations over came his opposition and he resolved to prepare his collection for publication.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.