Mr. Jacobs, 1883: A Tale of the Drummer, the Reporter, and the Prestidigitateur (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from Mr. Jacobs, 1883: A Tale of the Drummer, the Reporter, and the Prestidigitateur

I contrasted him with our neighbors at the lunch-counter, who seemed to be vying, like the captives of Circe, to ascertain by trial who could swallow the most free lunch, and pay for the fewest pegs, - those vile concoctions of spir its, ice, and soda-water, which have destroyed so many splendid resolutions on the part of the Temperance Alliance.

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Excerpt from Mr. Jacobs, 1883: A Tale of the Drummer, the Reporter, and the Prestidigitateur

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.