Excerpt from Letters From the South, Vol. 1 of 2IN order to lay a solid foundation for my travels, I ought first to tell how this new world was made and, secondly, how it was peopled, since, if it had never been made or peopled, it would not be worth Writing about. There are two ways of making a world, lately invented by the geologists - one by fire, the other by water. I mention these to show you it is no difficult matter, and you may take your choice of either, as people choose whether they will have their mutton roasted or boiled.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.