Munchausen XX

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Excerpt from Munchausen XX: Being Wondrous but Veracious Happenings Which Befell My Ancestors, Here Translated and for the First Time Printed From Manuscripts Found Most Miraculously by MyselfI was very much surprised, upon entering the room in which he lay, to Observe all the other members Of the family leave, and close the door. This, I afterward learned, was by my father's special direction. While I had been favored by him in many things, it had seemed to me I was the recipient Of more chastisement than any Of my brothers, and, yet, I must say I was indulged much beyond my deserts.I had one serious fault - at least, it was SO con sidered by the good Old dames of the neighbor hood, Who prophesied all manner Of evils should befall me, in magnitude from being hung to being torn asunder by wild beasts, through all the gra dations Of torture that may ¿it through the mind governed by superstition.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.