Muir, R: William Roscoe

Excerpt from William Roscoe: An Inaugural Lecture on Election to the Andrew Geddes and John Rankin Chair of Modern History in the University of LiverpoolBut the peculiarity of my position resides not only in the fact that I have been doing the work of my Chair for five years past, but also 1n the fact that, as I am proud to claim, I am the first graduate of this University to be raised to a Chair in it. When I look back over the seventeen years which have passed since I entered this place as a timid freshman, I find it impossible to express the ma tude of my obligations to my Alma Mater. Er latest boon 18 this, that she permits me to serve her in an office which, during all these years, it has been my secret ambition to fill. I am not, therefore.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. 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.