Author : Henry Ellis
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656258192
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (581 download)
Book Synopsis The British Museum, the Townley Gallery, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) by : Henry Ellis
Download or read book The British Museum, the Townley Gallery, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by Henry Ellis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The British Museum, the Townley Gallery, Vol. 1 The following anecdote is related in Nichole's Illustra tions of Literature, upon the authority of 11 r. Dallaway, vol. Iii. P. 727. Upon the receipt of a letter from Jenkins, at Townley, promising him the first choice of some discovered stables, Mr. Townley instanti set off for Italy, without companion or bagga and, taking the common post conveyance, arrived incognito at Rome, on the precise day when a very rich cava was to be explored. He stood near, as an uninterested spec tator, till be perceived the discovery of an exquisite statue, little injured, and which decided his choice. Observing that his agent was urgent in concealing it, he withdrew to wait the event. Upon his calling at Mr. J enkins's house in the Com, who was not a little surprised by his sudden appearance, the statue in question was studiously concealed, while the other pieces were shared between them with apparent liberality. 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.