Author: Thomas Constable

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Published: 2015-07-13

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 9781331314141

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Excerpt from Archibald Constable and His Literary Correspondents, Vol. 1 of 3: A Memorial If it be asked why I venture to come before the public, laden with three great volumes, to revive the memory of a man who died nearly half a century ago, and regarding whom much has already been said and written by those who had ample opportunities of studying his character and weighing his achievements, - my answer is, that he who died so long ago was my father, and that although his abilities as a publisher may not have been underrated, his character and his actions have been painfully misrepresented. The only reason why my version of the tale has not long ere now been told, is that the materials for telling it - fragmentary as they are - only reached my hands a few years ago, and that their examination and arrangement has been no easy task. 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.

Download or read book Archibald Constable and His Literary Correspondents, Vol. 1 of 3 written by Thomas Constable and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Archibald Constable and His Literary Correspondents, Vol. 1 of 3: A Memorial If it be asked why I venture to come before the public, laden with three great volumes, to revive the memory of a man who died nearly half a century ago, and regarding whom much has already been said and written by those who had ample opportunities of studying his character and weighing his achievements, - my answer is, that he who died so long ago was my father, and that although his abilities as a publisher may not have been underrated, his character and his actions have been painfully misrepresented. The only reason why my version of the tale has not long ere now been told, is that the materials for telling it - fragmentary as they are - only reached my hands a few years ago, and that their examination and arrangement has been no easy task. 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.