Book excerpt: Excerpt from The New Europe, 1789-1889 IT has been my object in this small book to put into a handy form a short narrative 'of the history of The New Eumpe. There are many far greater works on this subject, and I have tried to make this account a simple introduction to some, the titles of which will be found at the end of every chapter; those marked with an asterisk being particularly recommended. The maps are merely to serve as guides to those students who have to draw, for examination or other purposes, sketches of campaigns or boundaries. The diagrams have proved useful in the past to many of my pupils, purely as an aid to visual memory. They are in no sense anything more than reminders of the subject of the previous chapter. I have endeavoured to give a very short biographical note concerning the most important foreign statesmen, soldiers, and thinkers; but I have not thought it necessary to include in this list members of royal houses; nor have I mentioned any Englishmen, as British biographies are easily ascertained. I cannot send this book into the world without saying how deeply indebted I am to many kind friends for their valuable assistance; and especially to Mr. Philip Brown, of New College, who, besides reading and considerably revising my proof sheets. 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 technology 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.