Excerpt from Elisiner, or the Mysteries of an Old Stone Mansion: A Historical Story Founded Upon FactsIf a warp is to be drawn into a loom, what is it without filling? Why, good for nothing, of course. Hence, if writers have the firm earthwork of facts to build their story upon - facts, whether past or present-even if far back in the dim shadow of Oblivion, there will be barriers to stumble across, and o'erleap. Our motto is: Let each and every author choose his (or her) own mode of dressing up their facts or ideals.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.