THE SILENCE OF THE HISTORIANS

By F.W.G. Foat, MA, DLitt. There is a Secret of History. The mot de l’enigme is Land. The great historians of the rank, for instance, of Mommsen, say the word, but then pass on, as though in haste to leave a dangerous ground. Lesser historians shun the mention of it altogether, or mention it in … Continue reading THE SILENCE OF THE HISTORIANS