Excerpt from The Life and Adventures of Sir William Wallace: The Liberator of ScotlandIT is remarkable that no popular edition of the Life of Wallace exists, if we except Henry the Minstrel's metrical work, rendered into modern Scots verse by Hamilton of Gilbertfield. To supply that want in our national literature the present work has been undertaken. It, however, only lays claim to the merit of being a faithful narrative, com piled from the highest authorities, and adapted for universal appreciation, being free from the many antiquarian references which encumber the pages of the greater portion of for mer biographies. These tend greatly to distract the general reader's attention; and instead of noting every author eon sulted, a list is appended of works relating to the subject. It may be truly said of lvallace as of Burns, that were all the written accounts of his wonderful and heroic actions destroyed, a biography as complete as any extant could be easily written from the memories of his countrymen. His fame, however, is not confined alone to his beloved country; even in his lifetime it was known to the civilised world, and his memory is now dear to every nation in whose breast glows the least spark of freedom. His gallant deeds have been the theme of the poets and historians in all languages. They have vied with each other in comparing their most distinguished warriors to the Knight of Elderslie.

Comparisons, however great, fall short in the case of Wallace. He stands high above them all, and is acknowledged the most perfect model of tin Patriot Here the world has ever beheld.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

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