Old World Worthies
Or Classical Biography (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Old World Worthies: Or Classical Biography<br><br>Classic literature contains no biography of its greatest biographer. "Plutarch's Lives" furnish us with the fullest information regarding the heroes of Greece and Rome; but no succeeding writer has recorded a single fact of Plutarch's life. The value of his works led one to say that, if he had to throw all the writings of antiquity into the sea, he would let those of Plutarch be the last. It is cause of regret, therefore, that the life of their author has been lost for ever in the sea of oblivion. Plutarch stands on the confines of antiquity, like a night watchman with his lantern, shedding a lustre round every one towards whom he directs its beams; but remaining himself enshrouded in darkness. A few streaks do indeed stray from the flood of light and cast a faint glimmer on his person. At best only a shadowy outline can be obtained from these scanty glances, - no portrait minute and full like those he has executed.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.