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David Hume's earlier "History of England" was rewritten as a re-writing of an earlier version [1]. This work, published in 8 volumes in 1818, included a short autobiography written by Hume in 1776 [1].
A modern edition of Hume's "History of England" has been created as a "modern English" version to address the fact that his language has grown increasingly archaic, making the book less read in recent times [2, 4]. This updated version preserves the full narrative history without censorship or political correction, allowing the modern reader to readily hear Hume's full narrative [2]. The changes implemented in this edition include rendering obsolete names of persons and places in modern style, replacing archaic words with modern equivalents, and substituting modern words for archaic senses of still-used words to avoid misunderstanding [3, 5]. Additionally, archaic idioms and spellings have been replaced with modern phrases and forms, and British spellings have been rendered in American form [5]. Archaic syntax and punctuation have also been updated to follow modern style [5].
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Title: The history of England by David Hume Description: History of England published in 1818. In 8 volumes. It is a re-writing of an earlier version with a short autobiography in the first volume written in 1776, dated 18th April. Adam Smith also had a letter in the preface written to William Strathern dated 9th November 1776. --- Google Books --- Title: David Hume's History of England, Edited for the Modern Reader: by David Hume Description: A century before the American Revolution, the first great clash between ancient monarchy and modern ideas of liberty took place on the…
her and historian David Hume narrates a story of politics and people that, like other classic histories such as Thucydides' Peloponnesian War, reveals much about not just its own time but all times. Originally published in 1754, it was the standard account for a century and is one of the greatest histories ever written. In recent times, however, the book has been too little read, in part because Hume's language has grown increasingly archaic. This new edition is a gently updated "modern English" version. It contains the full narrative history; it is not censored, bowdlerized, or politically…
preserve the felicity, nuance, and power of Hume's prose. Self-publishing the result became another homeschool project; the son designed the covers and father and son formatted the text together. This edition includes the following major categories of changes: * Obsolete names of persons are rendered in modern style (e.g., Louis XIII for "Lewis"; Colonel John Hurry for "Urrey"; John Cosin, dean of Peterborough, for "Cosins" and "Cozens"; Hugh MacMahon for "Mahone"; Sir Richard Grenville for "Granvile"). * Obsolete names of places are rendered in modern style (e.g., Powderham Castle for…
ouns follow modern American style. * Archaic syntax and punctuation are rendered in modern style. Pages: 474 Snippet: In recent times, however, the book has been too little read, in part because Hume''s language has grown increasingly archaic. This new edition is a gently updated "modern English" version.
use has changed in meaning (e.g., reveal, uncover, show, expose, display, evidence, disclose, perceive, betray, or apparent is substituted for "discover" as the context requires; ardent, zealous, warm, or fervent is substituted for "earnest" as the context requires; pledge, promise, agreement, enterprise, enlistment, obligation, contract, commitment, or undertaking is substituted for "engagement" as the context requires; aware, cognizant, mindful, palpable, perceptible, perceived, keenly felt, alert, noticeable, or conspicuous is substituted for "sensible" as the context requires). * Archaic…