The Metropolis, Vol. 1 of 3: A Novel, by the Author of Little Hydrogen, or the Devil on Two Sticks in London (Classic Reprint) by Eaton Stannard Barrett (Paperback / softback, 2015)
Excerpt from The Metropolis, Vol. 1 of 3: A Novel, by the Author of Little Hydrogen, or the Devil on Two Sticks in London The motives which induced my friend to travel on the Continent, for mere improvement, which she states to be the case, was t the only one: her own account of what passed, and the circumstances attendant on an attachment of common cast, appeared to me to be matter worthy of forming a vel; and the more so, because truth is always preferable to fiction, and real life to imaginary existence. The occurrences of the moment, are, likewise, more attractive than those which have passed away; and whatever can give us a faithful picture of men and of manners, cant be devoid of utility. 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 techlogy 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.