Traveler's Log

Author: Stendhal
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Throughout history, in official records, some accounts may exaggerate or fabricate events involving certain individuals or groups, leading to excessive praise or criticism, or even confusion of right and wrong, reversing black and white, and willfully distorting historical facts with fabricated words. History should be based on facts and be truthful, but these records do the opposite. Since facts are abandoned, what historical significance can they have? Therefore, there arose the creation of unofficial histories. Some suppressed historical facts often appear in private notes, where subtle words can prove great meanings, and local anecdotes can fill in the gaps. This is precisely why such works are valuable.