Selections in English Prose

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Excerpt from Selections in English Prose: From Elizabeth to Victoria, (1580-1880), Chosen and ArrangedA preface may be expected to give the raz'son d'elre of a book, especially of a book of selections, when one might think the mak ing of books of selections overdone. But, in the words of Leigh Hunt (preface to Imagination and Fancy), The Editor has often wished for such a book himself and, as nobody will make it for him, he has made it for others, - and for himself, I would add.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.