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Excerpt from The Venus of Milo: Its Discovery, the Theories Concerning It, Its Subsequent History There were also near the spot, ancient tombs that had been hollowed in the rocks of the moun tain side; so that from the sequel we have every reason to suppose that Georges, although a peas ant, had ever ih his mind the expectation of some day finding that which would repay his labor far better than years of toil, as a till-er of the Soil. If it was so his time had at last arrived. He continued his excavations until he reached a wall and opened to view the top of a niche, which he explored for some seven or eight feet below the surface of the earth. There was this statue, in several pieces, and mixed with them three heads, or hermae, one of Bacchus, one of Mercury, and one of Hercules. Although the peasant was ignorant of the value of his discovery, he never theless knew that this was for him a prize worth. 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.

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