RIVERSIDE ESSAYS
EDITED BY
ADA L. F. SNELL
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE
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PROMOTING
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JAMES BRYCE
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COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
COPYRIGHT, 1913, BY ADA L. F. SNELL
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CONTENTS
| Introduction | vii |
| Indolence | 1 |
| How to overcome the Obstacles to Good Citizenship | 26 |
The two essays by Mr. James Bryce included in this volume arereprinted by permission of Yale University from Mr. Bryce’s lectureson the Dodge Foundation, published in book form by the Yale UniversityPress under the title of The Hindrances to Good Citizenship.
INTRODUCTION
Mr. Bryce has for a long time been a man ofinternational prominence. His wide influenceis undoubtedly due to many causes, but it may,in general, be traced to two characteristics:Mr. Bryce is a humanist who sympatheticallywatches the progress of nations and the guidingof governments; he is also a historian. In hisbiographical study of John Richard Green hehas skillfully analyzed the aptitudes of thehistorian, and in so doing has pointedly, ifunwittingly, described himself. Accuracy, hesays,—a desire for the exact truth,—keenobservation, sound judgment, imagination,and, following inevitably from these,