Buck Whaleys Memoirs

Author : Buck Whaley
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265320297
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Buck Whaley's Memoirs written by Buck Whaley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-14 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Buck Whaley's Memoirs: Including His Journey to Jerusalem; Written by Himself in 1797 and Now First Published From the Recently Recovered Manuscript After investigation of the contents - in which I was materially assisted by Mr. Henry F. Berry, of the Public Record Office, Dublin (to whom I am indebted for much other valuable aid and information) - I discovered that these volumes were the original manuscript Memoirs of Thomas Whaley so long missing, and which, as I have learned from enquiries since made, seem to have been for many years passing from hand to hand amongst English book-collectors, their preservation in all probability being attributable rather to their gold-tooled covers than to the more or less anonymous story which they contained. The work was Obviously compiled with a view to publication during the lifetime of the writer, who refers to his intention to publish it by subscription 1 but the statement which has been made in many quarters, that the author had left directions to his executors to print the Memoirs, is not supported by anything to be found in his will, which may be seen at the Public Record Office in Dublin. The work is in all likelihood in the handwriting of an amanuensis, being written throughout in copper-plate of an extremely clear and readable type; and the whole is in an excellent state of preservation. The contents are, however, in a sense written anonymously, the lettered title on the backs of the bound volumes being merely Travels by T. W While on the written title-page within the author describes himself by initials only, and in the body of the work the identity of the principal persons mentioned is sought to be concealed in a like way. There is one remarkable instance, however, where the writer lays the mask aside, and where his name and that of his fellow-traveller, Hugh Moore, appear in full. 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.