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Excerpt from The Cruikshank Fairy-Book, Vol. 4: Four Famous Stories, I. Puss in Boots, II. Jack and the Bean-Stalk, III. Hop-O'-My-Thumb, IV. Cinderella 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 th...

Excerpt from Points of Humour It will be readily perceived that the literary part of this work is of humble pretensions. One object alone has been aimed at and it is hoped with success - to select or to invent those incidents which might be interesting or amusing in themselves, while they afforded scope for the peculiar talents of the artist who adorns them with his designs. The selection was more difficult than may at first sight be supposed...

Excerpt from The Scourge, Vol. 6: Or Monthly Expositor of Imposture and Folly Mr. Editor, I have been seriously troubled lately by alarming visions, which have disturbed my rest at night, and occasioned morning fever on my rise, which have given birth to symptoms of disease, and constitutional debility, threatening my existence. I am not sufficiently skilled in medicine, to prescribe for myself an antidote to their effects, and the state of...

Excerpt from The Story of Frank Harcourt: And Instance of Vanity A young looking man, with a countenance expressive of the honesty of his heart, now entered the room. 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, ...

Excerpt from Three Courses and a Dessert: Comprising Three Sets of Tales, West Country, Irish, and Legal and a Melange, With Fifty Illustrations Sir Mathew frequently declared, that nearly all the supersti tions of the people, relating to charms and tokens, were, as he knew by experience, founded in truth. He had, at one time, been a staunch believer in the power of the dead man's candle to prevent those, who are sleeping in the house where i...

Excerpt from George Cruikshank's Table-Book 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 ...

Excerpt from The Scourge, Vol. 4: Or Monthly Expositor of Imposture and Folly The letters of an exalted personage shall be inserted in our next number provided they be authenticated by the name of our correspondent. The police of Surrey shall meet with early attention. Memoirs of a Hertfordshire family, the Hypercritic, and the Pulpit, are deferred to our next number. The negotiators, a tragi-comedy, shall likewise appear at an early oppor...

Excerpt from The Scourge, or Literary, Theatrical and Miscellaneous Magazine, 1816, Vol. 11 Seeing the mighty ascendancy you have acquired over the greatest part of my equals, permit me a poor con trite heretic, to assure you of his love and esteem, as like wise of the hearty desire he has on all occasions to obtain your favour and approbation. In the first place, Holy Father, I am sure you will be pleased to hear, thati have got rid of that ...

Excerpt from The Scourge, or Monthly Expositor, of Imposture and Folly, 1811, Vol. 1The editor of the Scouaaa commits his first number to the world with mingled feelings of doubt'and confidence. Indebted as he has been to the former kindness of the public, he cannot but be aware that the office which he has now ventured to assdme', requires not only literary talents but technical experience. In works which ex elusively depend for a favourable ...

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Excerpt from The Pocket Magazine, 1828, Vol. 1In about a week after this, before the shade of evening had assumed the dense sombre cast of night. A man, with his body wrapped up in a great coat, and his hat pulled over his face, stole cautiously into a brake of farms, and lay concealed within its thick' umbrage. He had not been long here, when two figures, a male and female, were seen to approach. They were engaged in serious conversation, and...

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