Odd Bits of History: Being Short Chapters Intended to Fill Some Blanks

by Henry W. Wolff

ODD BITS OF HISTORY.

ODD BITS OF HISTORY
BEING
SHORT CHAPTERS INTENDED TO FILL SOME BLANKS

BY
HENRY W. WOLFF

LONDON
LONGMANS, GREEN & Co.
AND NEW-YORK: 15 EAST 16th STREET
1894.

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PREFACE.

The chapters composing this book appeared originally in the shape of review articles. I owe acknowledgments to the Editors of Blackwood's Magazine, the National Review and the Gentleman's Magazine for the permission kindly accorded me to republish them.

To my regret I find, on receiving the clean sheets, that pressure of time and a rather troublesome nervous affection of one eye have led me to overlook a few printer's errors, such as: p. 70, occassion for occasion; p. 137, Fuensaldana for Fuensaldaña; p. 253, Nicephoras Phorcas for Nicephorus Phocas; p. 267, Polydore Virgil for Polydore Vergil. The misprints will in every instance, I believe, explain themselves.

H. W. W.