Recollections of a Literary Life, Or Books, Places and People, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint)
Author | : Mary Russell Mitford |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2017-10-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 026537250X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780265372500 |
Rating | : 4/5 (0X Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Excerpt from Recollections of a Literary Life, or Books, Places and People, Vol. 1 of 3 James Gray, of Mr. Darley, of Mr. Noel, and of Dr. Holmes, will be new to the English public. Some again, as the delightful pleasantries of Praed, and Frere, and Catherine Fanshawe are difficult, if not impossible to procure; and others possess in perfection the sort of novelty which belongs to the forgotten Amongst these I may class Holcroft's Memoirs, Richardson's Correspondence, the curious Trial of Captain Goodere, and the Pleader's Guide. I even fear that the choicest morsels Of my book, the delicious specimens of Cowley's prose, may come under the same cate gory. Ahl I wish I were as sure of my original matter as I am of my selections. 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.