This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ...Franks." Old H is still dying. He sometimes gets my friend W to write at his dictation to Richard D, when he is on a journey, in this style: --" Dear Richard--By the time you receive this, your poor brother will be no more. I died about noon on /' and then W breaks in, "Why, my dear sir, but you are not going so ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ...Franks." Old H is still dying. He sometimes gets my friend W to write at his dictation to Richard D, when he is on a journey, in this style: --" Dear Richard--By the time you receive this, your poor brother will be no more. I died about noon on /' and then W breaks in, "Why, my dear sir, but you are not going so soon?" "Ah, so you think, but a pretty set of fools you will look when you see the shutters up. Send for Dr. S directly!" And so forth; and in an hour or two afterwards, he is in his chaise at a coursing meeting! It is quite a farce, and W imitates him capitally. Now I do verily This gentleman is evidently the original of a character in "Up the Rhine," wherein he figures somewhat in the style of "Mr. Bramble" in "Humphrey Clinker." I believe one secret of the success of my father's humorous writing was, that he read "Humphrey Clinker," "Tristram Shandy," and "Tom Jones," and caught their style, without catching that something far more infectious, which occasionally breaks out in their admirers.--T. H. believe that I am only alive, on the contrary, through never giving up. With such a wife to teaze, and such children to teaze me, I do not get so weary of life as some other people might--Lieutenants at Bromberg, for instance, in time of peace. Moreover, I am of some slender use. In the spring I wrote and published three letters on the state of the Law of Copyright, which made a stir in the literary world of London, and an M.P. borrowed my ideas and made a flourish with them in the House. Moreover, a fellow attacked me and some others for our infidelity, fcc., whereupon I took up the cudgels in a long poem, which delighted an old gentleman so much that he...
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Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Blue boards with half binding, edge worn with marks. Spine is also edge worn and marked. It has gilt lettering and design with raised bands. Pages edges dusty with marble design. Marble design also inside boards. Front board slightly loose. Internal pages clean with occassional marks. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 800grams, ISBN:
