Author : Eliot Warburton
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334632891
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (328 download)
Book Synopsis Reginald Hastings, Vol. 1 of 3 by : Eliot Warburton
Download or read book Reginald Hastings, Vol. 1 of 3 written by Eliot Warburton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Reginald Hastings, Vol. 1 of 3: Or a Tale of the Troubles The last few years have been very fruitful in the discovery of old Manuscripts, especially of such as are calculated to throw new light and interest on the important period of our Civil War. It has lately been my fortune to pass much time in the examina tion of this unprinted literature; and I feel a great interest, perhaps a prejudice, in favour of such unstudied compositions. The frank and manly, yet tender spirit that many of them breathe, the genuine feeling that they reveal, and the stirring incidents that they so naturally relate, attracted me. I was tempted, before laying them aside for graver studies, to endeavour to imitate them, or rather to present their meaning and information in a collective and continuous form. How little justice I have rendered to their merit or tomy own design, the sternest critic cannot point out more plainly than I myself am ready to admit. I still venture to hope, however, that I have left enough of their genuine Spirit, unimpaired, to afford some interest. Without attempting to confound the Author and the Editor, I can honestly affirm that the latter has not put into the mouth of the former a single sentiment, and scarcely an adventure, that may not be found in the Manuscripts relating to the great Civil War. The Autobiographer (of Whom I must hence forth speak ih the second person), has spoken for himself truly, if no otherwise commend ably. 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.
