John Neal
Published: 2015-07-07
Total Pages: 446
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Excerpt from Wandering Recollections of a Somewhat Busy Life: An Autobiography I am called upon for a Preface. Like the "weary knife-grinder, when asked for a story, I am half tempted to answer, "Preface! God bless you! I've none to give, sir!" My book itself is only a Preface. And what, after all, is any Life but a preface? - a preface to something better - or worse? On the whole, therefore, I think it safer for me, and better for the reader, whom I hope to be on good terms with, before he gets through, whatever may be his present notions upon the subject, not to trouble him with a Preface. 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.