The Old Grammar Schools. E-book. Formato PDF Foster Watson   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

Winchester (1393 ad.) is our Oldest Public School of the Mediaeval type. Stratford m School 'refounded' 1553, St Paul's 1509, Grantham Grammar School 'refounded' 1553 are representative old grammar schools and typify the close connexion of these schools with the best national life, as the schools to which William Shakespeare, John Milton, and Sir Isaac Newton went, as school-boys. And, for a due supply of persons qualified to serve God in Church and State, let us implore His especial blessing on all schools and of and useful particularly on.

Egypt of the Pharaohs and of the Kedive. E-book. Formato PDF Foster Barham Zincke   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

The best return in my power for the favourable re ception the reading public, and many writers in the periodical press, have accorded to this book, is to take care that the Edition I am now about to issue Shall be as little unworthy as I can make it of the continuance of their favour; though, indeed, this which they have a right to expect, is no more than I ought to be glad to do for my own sake. I have, therefore, carefully revised the whole volume. In this/revision I have, without omitting, or modifying, a Single statement of fact, or of opinion, introduced as much new matter as nearly equals in bulk a fourth of the old. These additions include a few reminiscences of my Egyptian tour, which had not re curred to me while engaged on the original work; but, in the main, they consist of fuller developments of some of its more important investigations and views.