The Lily of Paris, or the King´s Nurse, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint)
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| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
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Excerpt from The Lily of Paris, or the King´s Nurse, Vol. 1 of 3 It was at your instigation, and under your inspiration, my good friend, that I allowed myself to be seduced into the picturesque and flowery paths of an historical tale - paths trodden so often, and with so far better mien, by others, that I could scarcely hope to render the result of my wanderings along them acceptable to a public, already, perhaps, over-wearied with such journeyings in the regions of the past. Thus, while, on the one hand, I entreat you to accept these volumes, as rightfully belonging to you, their prime originator, on the other, I am half inclined to play you the trick of shifting off upon your responsibility the burden of the failure. I must be just, however. The choice of the subject rests entirely with myself. You gave me carte blanche; and, if I misused it, I can scarcely expect you to accept the consequences, because they have not been such as I may have desired. I certainly cannot make you responsible for my partiality towards that exquisitely bright apparition in the dark history of France, Odette de Champsdivers, or for the free exercise I have made of a novelists poetical license, in placing her in close connexion with another of those episodical characters of the same reign, who appeared upon the stage of its troublous history, to obtain a momentary renown, like a fiery rocket darting across the dark sky, then to sink down again and go out in utter darkness - the well-known Perrinet Leclerc. 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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