A Dictionary Of Anecdotes Vol 1 Of 2

Download or read book A Dictionary of Anecdotes, Vol. 1 of 2 written by William Beloe and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-10 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Dictionary of Anecdotes, Vol. 1 of 2: Chiefly Historical, and Illustrative of Characters and Events, Ancient and Modern; Drawn From Genuine Sources, and Alphabetically Arranged According to the Respective Subjects But it must be allowed, that even some of the best of these Compilations have deviated from the strict pro priety of their title, by giving criticisms and Opinions, fictitious narratives, and nieces of poetry, as Anecdotes, to which appellation most unquestionably such articles can have no legitimate claim. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.