The Autobiography of an English Gamekeeper (John Wilkins of Stanstead, Essex) (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Autobiography of an English Gamekeeper (John Wilkins of Stanstead, Essex) After no little consideration, it has been decided to insert the real names of the individuals mentioned in the following pages. Most of them are now dead, but, be they living or dead, the Editors claim that concerning them, nothing is extenuate or aught set down in malice. 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.