The Recess Or A Tale Of Other Times Vol 1 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from Other Times, Vol. 1 of 3: Or the Monks of Leadenhall The writer who attempts a tale founded on the events, the opinions, or the man ners of a remote period, has a task of some difficulty to perform in furnishing himself with those particulars, relating to the former state of society, which are necessary for his purpose. When successful industry has conquered this, he is in no small danger of offending by the very toil he has undergone. That which has cost much labour, men are reluctant to consider of no value; and authors too frequently inflict the result of (their researches in a Way which must compel acknowledgement, though not admiration, of their useless diligence. 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.