Genealogical and Heraldic, Vol. 1 of 2: History of the Colonial Gentry (Classic Reprint) by Research Fellow and Honorary Lecturer Department of Microbiology and Immunology Bernard Burke (Paperback / softback, 2015)
Excerpt from Genealogical and Heraldic, Vol. 1 of 2: History of the Colonial Gentry The Colonies form such an important portion of our Empire that a history of the leading families, and their connection with the mother country, cant fail to be of interest. The preparation of this work has already been the means of bringing together kinsfolk from both sides of the globe, and I trust that the result of my labours may still further tend to promote that family love and unity which has always been the characteristic trait of our race. I have received, from every one of my correspondents, unvarying politeness and attention - from many, most important assistance - and to all I w beg to return my best and sincerest ackwledgments. Many imperfections will be apparent, I fear, to the critic of these pages, but I may be permitted to say that the popularity ofBurke's Landed Gentry was t lessened by the fact that faults were numerous in the first edition. The publication of this volume, by inviting public criticism, is the only way to draw forth more detailed and correct information on the subject, and I cordially ask all persons interested to put themselves into direct communication with me, so that any points they may raise could be dealt with in a subsequent edition. I need t say that it will afford me much pleasure to rely to any questions affecting the various memoirs. 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 techlogy 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.