English Farming Past and Present is based on an article which appeared in the Quarterly Review for 1885. The article was subsequently expanded into a book, published in 1888 by Messrs. Longman under the title ofT heP umeers and Progress of English Farming. The book has been out of print for twenty years. Written with the confidence of comparative youth and inexperience, it expressed as certainties many opinions which might now be modified, if not withdrawn. But its motives were two convictions, which time has rather strengthened than weakened. One was, that the small number of persons who owned agricultural land might some day make England the forcing-bed of schemes for land-nationalisation, which countries, where the ownership of the soil rested on a more democratic basis, repudiated as destructive of all forms of private property. The other was, that a considerable increase in the number of peasant ownerships, in suitable hands, on suitable land, and in suitable localities, was socially, economically, and agriculturally advantageous. Since 1888, the whole field of economic history has been so carefully and skilfully cultivated, that another work on a branch of the subject might appear superfluous. But there still seemed to be room for a consecutive history of English agriculture, written from a practical point of view, and tracing the influence of the progress of the industry on the social conditions of those engaged in its pursuit. Great economic changes have resulted from small alterations in the details of manufacturing processes. Similar changes may often be explained by some little-noticed alterations in farming practice. The introduction of the field-cultivation of turnips, for example, was as truly the parent of a social revolution as the introduction of textile machinery.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is

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The Life and Correspondence of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Late Dean of Westminster, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Life and Correspondence of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Late Dean of Westminster, Vol. 2Of the Balliol youth I see but little. None of them come to my lectures, which, I presume, arises from the fact that none of them go into Orders, a feature in the prospects Of the Church Of England far darker than any of those about which our agitators and alarmists are so wild.' One great attraction which his position at Oxford Offered to him was the Long Vacation, With its leisure for study or for travel. In the solitude of the University, during the greater part of July and August, 1858, he was busy pre paring his October lectures, in order that he might be free for an expedition to the north Of Spain.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

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Excerpt from The Life and Correspondence of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Vol. 1: Late Dean of WestminsterIN January 1892 the materials for writing. The life of Dean Stanley between the years 1815 and 1860 were placed in my hands. The remainder was received in February 1893.Of Dean Stanley's personal kindness to myself I retain a grateful recollection; but from our relative ages it was impossible that I should have the per sonal knowledge of him which is essential for a biographer. So far as my deficiencies in this respect could be supplied, they have been made good by the constant assistance of the late Dean's relations and friends.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

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Excerpt from The Life and Correspondence of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Late Dean of Westminster, Vol. 2 Of the Balliol youth I see but little. None of them come to my lectures, which, I presume, arises from the fact that none of them go into Orders, a feature in the prospects Of the Church Of England far darker than any of those about which our agitators and alarmists are so wild.' One great attraction which his position at Oxford Offered to him was the Long Vacation, With its leisure for study or for travel. In the solitude of the University, during the greater part of July and August, 1858, he was busy pre paring his October lectures, in order that he might be free for an expedition to the north Of Spain. 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.

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The Life and Correspondence of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Late Dean of Westminster, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

The Life and Correspondence of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Vol. 1: Late Dean of Westminster (Classic Reprint)

The Life and Correspondence of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Late Dean of Westminster, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)