The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy, Band 1A.L. Burt, 1900 - 766 Seiten Excerpt from The History of Pendennis, Vol. 1 of 3: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends, and His Greatest Enemy The exciting plan was laid aside (with a very honor able forbearance on the part of the publishers) because, on attempting it, I found that'i failed from want of experience of my subject; and never having been intimate with any convict in my life, and the manners-of ruffians and jail-birds being quite unfamiliar to me, the idea of entering into competition with M. Eugene Sue was abandoned. To describe a real rascal, you must make him so horrible that he would be too hideous to show; and unless the painter paints him fairly, I hold he has no right to Show him at all. 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. |
Inhalt
CHAPTER PAGE I Shows how first love may interrupt breakfast | 1 |
A pedigree and other family matters | 11 |
In which Pendennis appears as a very young man indeed | 21 |
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