Memorials and Letters (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Memorials and Letters The truth and justice of History called for this compilation of Memorials and original Letters relating to the Viscount of Dundee and his troubled times. The undertaking, greatly provoked by the domineering anathemas of Lord Macaulay against the champion of James the Seventh, has been chiefly encouraged by the frank liberality of His Grace of Buccleuch, in affording unlimited access to that voluminous and valuable, but hitherto unexplored repertory of latent history, the Queensberry Papers. The principal object of these Memorials is to redeem the history of Scotland from the vulgar calumny implied in the general recognition that mythical béte noir, "Bloody Clavers." By the light of these family papers may be read a character of Graham of Claver-house very different from what has hitherto obtained, even with those who, however incredulous as to its diabolical phase, have contented themselves with striving to bespeak admiration for the heroism of his enterprize, and the devotion of his loyalty. Pre-eminent among such stands Sir Walter Scott. To him the Queensberry Papers, with which he appears to have been unacquainted, notwithstanding his intimacy with the House of Buccleuch and Queensberry, would have opened up new views of a subject he delighted to handle, and which his genius rendered so attractive. Is the absence of that information to be regretted? 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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