Excerpt from Hannah Thurston: A Story of American LifeWhen I decided to write a brief letter of Dedication for this book, and thus evade a Preface - since all that need be said to the reader can be said just as well, if not better, to the friend - I began to cast about in my mind for the particular individual Willing to stand by my side in this new literary venture, deserving of all the ¿eeting com pliment which possible success may give, and too secure, in the shelter of his own integrity, to be damaged by Whatever condemnation may fall upon the author. While various cherished names arose, one after the other, the cab in Which I rode and meditated passed down Regent Street into Waterloo Place, and my eyes fell upon that door, Where, seventeen years ago, I entered for the first time one dreary March afternoon - entered as a timid, despond~ ing stranger, and issued thence With the cheer and encour.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.