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OverviewExcerpt from Reginald Trevor, or the Welsh Loyalists, Vol. 1 of 3: A Tale of the Seventeenth Century You know, .that one Of my reasons for publishing this work, is a desire - and why should I conceal it - Of becoming an author; but the principal is, as you well know, an eager wish to rescue from oblivion the manners and traditions of my native land, a portion of the king dom most assuredly not a little fertile in interesting occurrences, as connected with bygone times and affording, as I have elsewhere observed, no scanty stockof materials for the foundation of fictitious narrative. That this purpose is a laudable one, nobody can dispute; but that its execution, in the presentin stance, is commensurate, either with its worthiness or capability, I am among the first to deny. I feel that I have not done Justiceto my subject; but I feel also, thatthere is no one 'at present among the few of my countrymen, who put forth any' pretensions ito literature, that could do justice to a theme so boundless and so difficult, as the delinea. 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Edward Trevor AnwylPublisher: Forgotten Books Imprint: Forgotten Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.376kg ISBN: 9781333870126ISBN 10: 1333870124 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 27 January 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: In stock Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |