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Excerpt from William Harrison Ainsworth and His Friends, Vol. 1 of 2 One of the most noteworthy features of a very pleasant task has been the courteous and readily - given assistance of all those whom it was necessary for me to approach, both friend and stranger; but, indeed, the widespread interest in my work has been remarkable, and I take this opportunity of warmly acknowledging it. 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.