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English historical writing owes a great debt; for, like Rapin himself, whom he introduced to
English readers, he provided a solid substructure of well-authenticated and well-arranged facts, together with a narrative free from party bias and written with a single-minded desire to record ascertained
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is unclear, although he was the first member of his family to bear the French spelling of his name - a very popular one amongst his descendants. However, he first engaged in his life's work of historical translation with the publication, in monthly numbers, of his translation (from the French of
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of the eighteenth century as so few well written histories existed at the time; and none of them so comprehensive. While the works are principally of narrative form, the discursive analysis of many of the sources and contentions of a number of periods was very advanced for its time. Tindal was
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Tindal's great work was his thirteen volume translation of Rapin's
History, which was first published in 1727. We learn that he had been appointed Chaplain to the Fleet from his dedication of the earlier volumes, one of which was written in
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truth. It should be added that master and follower alike cite their authorities without ostentation but with perfect clearness, and that the
English folios are supplied with an admirable collection of portraits, maps and plans.
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degree in 1713. From Oxford, he took up his rectory in
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before the case came to trial. Whether Tindal was ever repaid the 2000 guineas of which he had been defrauded is unclear, though
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Cambridge History of English and American Literature
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