Excerpt from Stories for the History Hour: From Augustus to Rolf These are stories which I wished to tell, and of which I could find no satisfactory version. To make one takes time, which the teacher cannot spare in term-time. This is my apology for adding to the number of 'stories.' I have avoided all stories of which numerous good versions exist; for instance, that of Caesar, although this series should begin with his story, and that of Alfred. 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.