Recollections of Jonah Barrington (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Recollections of Jonah BarringtonHaving thus, I hope, proved my candor at my own cost, the deduction is self-evident - namely, that the unfortunate authenticity of these Sketches, must debar them from any com petition with the tales and tattle of unsophisticated invention when, for instance, scandal is true, it is (as some ladies have assured me) considered by the whole sex as scarcely worth listening to, and actually requiring at least very considerable exaggeration to render it at all amusing! I therefore greatly fear I may not, in this instance, experience so much of their favor as I am always anxious to obtain: my only consolation is, that when their desire to indulge an amiable appetite for scandal is very ardent, they may find ample materials in. Every bookseller's shop and 7iaat-ton society to gratify the passion.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.