Letters From Three Continents (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Letters From Three ContinentsSomething less than two years since, I crossed the Atlan tic, in search of health. Partly to gratify friends, and partly to while away rainy days, I commenced writing letters to'the Louisville Journal, and the favorable manner in which they were received induced me to continue them throughout a tour of eighteen months. At the solicitation of the, same friends, I have collected these letters into a volume, with a hope that those of the public who may read them, may not find them wholly uninteresting. It is almost useless to say, that they are not presented to the world as a book of travels they are simply what the title of the volume declares them to be letters from the celebrated places on the three older conti nents. Written among the scenes they attempt to describe, they give the candid impressions of the moment, 'however these might be Opposed to the ordinarily received opinions. I fear I have often been too frank to be popular, but as, make no pretensions to infallibility, my opinions must pass for what they are worth. The letters on the English seem, even to myself, upon after-perusal, too general, and perhaps too severe, ih their denunciations but as they rec'orded the impressions made upon me at the time, and as I wish to give the letters as they originally appeared, I shall make no alterations. Ifvolume fails, I shall be. Consoled a few, at least will be pleased lasting form, if it succeeds I shall experience which all but especially the young, tion of their countrymen. The author.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.