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Excerpt from Notes on Duels and Duelling: Alphabetically Arranged, With a Preliminary Historical Essay
This page - the last to be written - is the author''s own. Here he may speak to his reader without restraint, and, if he will, as to a friend. The writer, in availing himself of the privi lege accorded to all, would remark, in the first place, that who ever Opens this volume in the expectation of finding mention of every challenge given and of every duel fought, in the United States or elsewhere, will be disappointed. The work, in its claims as a record, is sufficiently moderate.
Bred to active business, and employed nearly the whole of his life in commercial or kindred pursuits, the author''s leisure hours only have been devoted to books. In order to make the most of these hours, the plan Of taking and filing away for use, as occa sion might admit, memoranda of incidents and facts of interest, was adopted in early youth, and has been continued until the present moment. These notes are, then, simply the results of common and every-day reading, observation, and conversation, for aseries of years, in this particular direction.
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This page - the last to be written - is the author''s own. Here he may speak to his reader without restraint, and, if he will, as to a friend. The writer, in availing himself of the privi lege accorded to all, would remark, in the first place, that who ever Opens this volume in the expectation of finding mention of every challenge given and of every duel fought, in the United States or elsewhere, will be disappointed. The work, in its claims as a record, is sufficiently moderate.
Bred to active business, and employed nearly the whole of his life in commercial or kindred pursuits, the author''s leisure hours only have been devoted to books. In order to make the most of these hours, the plan Of taking and filing away for use, as occa sion might admit, memoranda of incidents and facts of interest, was adopted in early youth, and has been continued until the present moment. These notes are, then, simply the results of common and every-day reading, observation, and conversation, for aseries of years, in this particular direction.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Lorenzo Sabine
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780666153111
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Page Count - 408
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Contributors
Author
Lorenzo Sabine
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331408253
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Page Count - 410
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