The Romance Of The Men Of Devon Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from Fitz of Fitz-Ford: An Historical Romance IT has of late been much the custom with writers who raise a superstructure of fiction on a foundation of truth to pretend that, for the narrative they lay before the public, they are in debted to some lucky chance; such as finding a manuscript in an old chest, or amongst family papers in an ancient castle. In many instances has this ingenious mode of introduction been rendered so pleasing by the talent of the writer, that it has added materially to the interest of the work itself; so that we become delighted by a double fiction. In the present case, however, it is not necessary to resort to any fictitious mode of introduction. The tale of Fitz of Fitz ford is founded in truth. And in order to satisfy the reader of this, and by what means the few but interesting facts connected with it became known to the writer of these pages, it will be advisable to give him, in the first instance, some account of the town and neighbourhood where the family of Fitz once ourished, and where their name is still mentioned with interest, as the traveller looks upon the ruined vestiges of their once splendid mansion. 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."