Excerpt from Ibn Abd-El-Hakem's History of the Conquest of Spain: Now Edited for the First Time, Translated From the Arabic, With Critical and Exegetical Notes, and a Historical Introduction In conclusion, I take this Opportunity of acknowledging my great and many obligations to Professor Ewald, under whose direction I have pursued my studies in the Oriental languages, and whose efficiency as a Teacher is even worthy of his importance as an Investigator in that department. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.