History and the Reader

This book presents the National Book League's Third Annual Lecture, which discusses the relationship between the reading public and the nature of historical inquiry.

First published in 1945, this book presents the text of the National Book League's Third Annual Lecture, which was delivered during that year by the renowned British historian G. M. Trevelyan (1876–1962). The text provides a discussion of the relationship between the reading public and the nature of historical enquiry.First published in 1945, this book presents the text of the National Book League's Third Annual Lecture, which was delivered during that year by the renowned British historian G. M. Trevelyan (1876–1962). The text provides a discussion of the relationship between the reading public and the nature of historical enquiry. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in historiography and the works of Trevelyan.