Moslem and Frank; / or, Charles Martel and the rescue of Europe from the threatened yoke of the Saracens

Chapter 2: PREFACE.

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This work offers a two-part historical sketch: first surveying Arabia, the life and teachings of Muhammad, and the early caliphate up to Hisham, with descriptions of geography, peoples, customs, and Islamic institutions; second tracing the Frankish confederacy from Clovis through the decline of Merovingian kings, the rise of the mayors of the palace, and the ascent of Charles Martel, culminating in an account of his role at the Battle of Tours and its consequences for European resistance to Muslim incursions.

PREFACE.

“Story! bless you—I have none to tell.”—Canning’s Knifegrinder.

It is an old and trite saying: “Good wine needs no bush,” and even the finest and most flourishing bush will fail to put either body or flavor into the growth of a bad vintage. It is left to the reader of this little volume to decide whether or not the author has succeeded in producing an acceptable and readable book.

July 1, 1854.