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William Winwood Reade was born at Murray field near Crieff on the 26th December I838, of a family distinguished in the annals of the Civil and Military Services of the Honourable East India Company, and was the eldest son of William Barrington Rcade of Ipsden House, Oxfordshire, a considerable landowner whose younger brother was Charles Reade, the author of The Cloister and the Jfoartk and of many other famous novels and successful plays. Winwood Reade's mother was Elizabeth, daughter of Captain John Murray, R.N., herself the inheritrix of an estate in Scotland, and she survived him by many years, as did his five brothers. He was educated first at Henley Grammar School and afterwards by Dr Behr at Hyde House, Winchester, and on the 13th March 1856 matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, not then known by its revived name of Hertford College. The Hall was then of no great reputation, and Reade did not bring to it the mental discipline that he might have acquired at one
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
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Winwood Reade (1838-1875) was an atheist, traveler, and controversialist who traveled extensively through Africa, covered the Ashanti War, wrote against Roman Catholicism and other established forms of religion.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Martydom of man takes you on a grand journey through mans history, from the achient egyptions through to the greeks and romans. Then dives deeply into the origins of Islam and Christianity, Followed by the African slave trade. Then takes you back in time to the first existance of life on our planet through to the evolution of man.
With all that said this book is to "my suprise anyway" very easy to read. It is well written and simplistic considering its content. There is alot of infomation given here and it can be over bearing in places, however that said it is a very enjoyable read and can capture your imagination beautifully.
Much of the books content are from other sources which has been listed in its introduction eg Darwin (Some Evolution parts of book). That hasn't stopped this book having a small fanclub amoung famous faces eg Winston Churchill listed it as one of his favorites and Cecil John Rhodes stated it made me what I am.
The book however did suffer some controversy due to the bashing of Christianity the auther boldly wrote near the end of the book, this was his opinion and should be read with an open mind.
This is the classic reprint so the pages are scanned from orginal work so some of the pages are blurred and some sentences unreadable but you will find that this isnt a major factor due to the scale of the book.
I Throughly enjoyed reading this, reading back through mans memories of war and savagery I have more respect for the world around me, and thanks to this book I understand that good morality is the way forward "Now" and not the teachings of an achient doctrine (My opinion).
With all that said this book is to "my suprise anyway" very easy to read. It is well written and simplistic considering its content. There is alot of infomation given here and it can be over bearing in places, however that said it is a very enjoyable read and can capture your imagination beautifully.
Much of the books content are from other sources which has been listed in its introduction eg Darwin (Some Evolution parts of book). That hasn't stopped this book having a small fanclub amoung famous faces eg Winston Churchill listed it as one of his favorites and Cecil John Rhodes stated it made me what I am.
The book however did suffer some controversy due to the bashing of Christianity the auther boldly wrote near the end of the book, this was his opinion and should be read with an open mind.
This is the classic reprint so the pages are scanned from orginal work so some of the pages are blurred and some sentences unreadable but you will find that this isnt a major factor due to the scale of the book.
I Throughly enjoyed reading this, reading back through mans memories of war and savagery I have more respect for the world around me, and thanks to this book I understand that good morality is the way forward "Now" and not the teachings of an achient doctrine (My opinion).
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Remarkable Journey
26 Nov 2008
Format:Paperback
Although one may not agree with the author's religious beliefs, or lack thereof, his keen insights into human nature and man's journey through time are quite remarkable. This book is difficult to put down once started, and likely to be read many times once read for the first time. I happened onto it by reading that it was one of Winston Churchill's favorite books. It is now one of mine.
18 of 25 people found the following review helpful
The Basis and Structure of Civilization
29 Aug 2000
Format:Hardcover
The above would be an appropriate title for this concise and unpretentious account of human development.
My first reading of the book was many years ago and was invaluable in formulating an understanding of how civilization began and particularly in withstanding the nonsense produced by the present day "anthropologists" who make the definition of civilization a shifting target.
If this book were to be the basis of a definition of civilization it would begin a useful science of anthropology and a reaming out of the nonsense that has inundated this area of endeavour.
The style in which the book is written makes surprisingly absorbing and light reading considering the scope and weight of the topic .
The sombre title is witness only to an unassuming presentation of an Author sympathetic to his subject.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Still A Worthwhile Read
23 Dec 2009
Format:Paperback
That this book reamins relevant so many years after it's publication does say much about the validity of the content. It is a thought proviking read even when so many other, more modern authors have argued similar subjects, and regardless of religious belief (or lack therof), I think, there is still much that can be taken from this. Again, a fascinating read that I did not expect from the original publication date and has rivaled or rises to the level of much of the modern humanist literature. If you have any interest in humanism/atheism, this is a surprisingly easy read, and one of my favorites on the subject.
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