Specimens of German Romance, Selected and Translated From Various Authors, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from Specimens of German Romance, Selected and Translated From Various Authors, Vol. 2 of 3

Presentation of Christmas-boxes at the bookbinder's, Lemmerhirt, in the Kelbeclger-street, and beginning of the First Adventure - The two Alinas.

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Excerpt from Specimens of German Romance, Selected and Translated From Various Authors, Vol. 2 of 3

Introduction - Wherein the gentle reader learns as much of the life of Mr. Peregrine Tyss as is requisite for him to know.

Presentation of Christmas-boxes at the bookbinder's, Lemmerhirt, in the Kelbecker-street, and beginning of the First Adventure. - The two Alinas.

Once upon a time - But what author will venture to begin his tale so now-a-days? - Obsolete! tedious! - Such is the cry of the gentle, or rather ungentle reader, who wishes to be plunged at once, medias in res, according to the wise advice of the old Roman poet.

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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.