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Excerpt from Memoirs of Commonly Known by the Name of George Psalmanazar: A Reputed Native of Formosa
A S the defign of my leaving the follow 1ng Memoirs, is at once to undeceivethe world with refpect to that vile and romantic account I formerly gave of myfelf, and of the i?and of Formofa, and to make all the amends in my power for that {hameful ima pofition on the public, by leaving behind me this faithful narrative of myfelf, and of the remarkable accidents of my wretched life that led me to it, as well as of thofe that deterred me from perfi?ing in it 3 it will not be improper here to premife fome of the chief motives that determined me to write the follow theets, to be printedafter my death.
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A S the defign of my leaving the follow 1ng Memoirs, is at once to undeceivethe world with refpect to that vile and romantic account I formerly gave of myfelf, and of the i?and of Formofa, and to make all the amends in my power for that {hameful ima pofition on the public, by leaving behind me this faithful narrative of myfelf, and of the remarkable accidents of my wretched life that led me to it, as well as of thofe that deterred me from perfi?ing in it 3 it will not be improper here to premife fome of the chief motives that determined me to write the follow theets, to be printedafter my death.
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
Author(s) - George Psalmanazar
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ISBN - 9780428506056
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm
Page Count - 313
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ISBN - 9781331694694
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