Author: John FerriarPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780259951032
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Excerpt from Illustrations of Sterne, Vol. 1: With Other Essays and Verses But no Where is the original author more puzzled, than 111 wrttmg his own preface. This is usually supplied, like the prologue to a play, by some obliging friend. Nor is it discreditable to acknow ledge'this difficulty, since even Cervantes Mos, that he had more trouble in com posing his preface, than his immortal work itso lt'fl'. Yet a preface is still re quired, (like the obeisance'of the last emitury, on (inferring a room, ) however familiar may be the subject, or however gay the work. 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.