Story Of The Jews (Notable American Authors)

To write The Stoiy of the Jews for the series in which it is to appear has been a task beset with certain special embarrassments. In the first place, it may reasonably be doubted whether a faithfully related story of the Jews is suitable reading for immature minds. The prudent parent shrinks from putting into the hands of his child Hamlet, or Lear, or Othello, In the first, the terrible soul agony, in the second, the ruthless exercise of the most savage passions,~in the third, the malignant, snake-like craft crushing in its folds unsuspecting manly worth and womanly loveliness, this tragedy of the deepest requires full maturity in order that its lessons may be intelligently received and its powerfully realized. Such literature is meat for men, not milk for babes ;and it is quite premature to undertake it, until experience has thoroughly settled the character.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org