Sweet Anne Page, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Sweet Anne Page, Vol. 1 of 3 Morning Chronicle Thursday 5th August, 18 -. "Suicide of a Baronet. - Yesterday morning great excitement was caused in fashionable circles by the rumour that Sir Arthur Willesden, Bart., had committed suicide. The report was found to be only too true. The sad event must have occurred many hours before the deceased gentleman was discovered. He was found yesterday morning in his drawing-room, at No. - Jermyn-street, having run himself through with a foil, from which he had taken the button. A short note was found in his handwriting, stating that the dreadful act had resulted from pecuniary difficulty. His valet gave evidence that the deceased gentleman had ordered a. postchaise-and-four to be ready for him at a late hour on Tuesday evening, so that it is supposed he had at one time thoughts of evading his numerous creditors by going abroad. We," &c... [It is observable that the penny-a-liner of the period was very inferior in sublimity of style to his successor of the present date.] 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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