Excerpt from France Under Richelieu and Colbert: Richelieu France

Books on history grow old rapidly, and few of them take a permanent place in literature. The story of the past has constantly to be rewritten in the light of fresh research, and quite as much in the light of fresh experiences and new ideas as to the development of society. The life of Lectures is even shorter than that of books. Their aim is usually to interest and to stimulate, and they depend largely for their value on the personality of the lecturer. They rarely deserve printing, and if printed they quickly disappear from notice.

Yet here are Lectures which after the lapse of nearly half a century are republished, and their republication meets a genuine need. The original volume has been long out of print, and has only been obtainable second-hand and at a high price. It is a real service to the study of history to procure access to it for a wider public.

These Lectures have lived and continued to claim attention for reasons which it is not difficult to discover. They are in the first place exceedingly well written.

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