Author: Thormanby Thormanby

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-09-29

Total Pages: 574

ISBN-13: 9781333791193

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Excerpt from Kings of the Hunting-Field: Memoirs and Anecdotes of Distinguished Masters of Hounds and Other Celebrities of the Chase, With Histories of Famous Packs, and Hunting Traditions of Great Houses The elder disraeli, writing of 'prefaces' in his Curiosities of Literature, remarks: 'a Preface being the entrance to a book, should invite by its beauty. An elegant porch announces the splendour of the interior A good preface is as essential to put the reader into good humour as a good prologue is to a play, or a fine symphony to an opera, containing something analagous to the work itself.' 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 Kings of the Hunting-Field written by Thormanby Thormanby and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Kings of the Hunting-Field: Memoirs and Anecdotes of Distinguished Masters of Hounds and Other Celebrities of the Chase, With Histories of Famous Packs, and Hunting Traditions of Great Houses The elder disraeli, writing of 'prefaces' in his Curiosities of Literature, remarks: 'a Preface being the entrance to a book, should invite by its beauty. An elegant porch announces the splendour of the interior A good preface is as essential to put the reader into good humour as a good prologue is to a play, or a fine symphony to an opera, containing something analagous to the work itself.' 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.