Palissy the Huguenot Potter: A True Tale

Palissy the Huguenot Potter: A True Tale

Palissy the Huguenot Potter: A True TaleThe readers of this little book may ask, with great propriety,...
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Author: Brightwell, C. L. (Cecilia Lucy),1811-1875
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Language: English
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Palissy the Huguenot Potter: A True Tale

Palissy the Huguenot Potter: A True Tale

$19.99 $9.99

Palissy the Huguenot Potter: A True Tale

$19.99 $9.99
Author: Brightwell, C. L. (Cecilia Lucy),1811-1875
Format: eBook
Language: English

Palissy the Huguenot Potter: A True Tale

The readers of this little book may ask, with great propriety, What is meant by a true tale? and the answer to this question shall be very explicit, as it is of great importance that there should be no misunderstanding as to the matter of truth or fiction. What is known of the history of Palissy is gathered from his writings, which are written in the form of dialogues, and into which he has incorporated short narratives of the events of his own life, and of the occurrences which took place under his own eyes. These, and a few incidental notices of him in contemporary writers, are the sources whence the materials for his life have been gathered. In the present narrative, I have attempted to give an account of the facts which Palissy has himself recorded, weaving them into a tale. For instance, he tells us, in one of his treatises, of his troubles, and experiments, and sorrows, during the time he was engaged in discovering the white enamel; and he gives, now and then, a peep at his domestic life, showing how his poor children drooped and died; how he became burdened with debt; that his p. 4family and friends reproached him for his long and unprofitable toil; and that his neighbors joined in their invectives against his folly; also, that when reduced to the greatest straits, he obtained help from a friendly publican. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 44930
Author: Brightwell, C. L. (Cecilia Lucy)
Release Date: Feb 16, 2014
Format: eBook
Language: English

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