“Story! bless you—I have none to tell.”—Canning’s Knifegrinder.
It is an old and trite saying: “Good wine needs no bush,” and even the finest and most flourishing bush will fail to put either body or flavor into the growth of a bad vintage. It is left to the reader of this little volume to decide whether or not the author has succeeded in producing an acceptable and readable book.
July 1, 1854.
CONTENTS.
| PART I. | ||
| THE MOSLEMIN. | ||
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| CHAPTER I.— | Arabia and its inhabitants.—Life and doctrine of Mohammed | 1 |
| ” II.— | The Khalifs from Abu Bekr to Hesham | 53 |
| PART II. | ||
| THE FRANKS. | ||
| CHAPTER I.— | The Frank Confederacy.—Clovis, the Founder of the Frank Monarchy | 89 |
| ” II.— | Decline of the Merovingian Princes.—The Mayors of the Palace.—Pepin of Landen.—Pepin of Heristal.—Charles Martel.—The Battle of Tours | 108 |