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Excerpt from Sketches and Adventures in Madeira, Portugal, and the Andalusias of Spain Two of our most eminent citizens - General Dix and Mr. John Van Enron - passed a winter in Madeira, receiving and conferring great gratification in their visit. The former has written the best book upon the island ever put forth - with out pretension, and yet full of interesting details in a chaste, lucid, and concise style; and has created a desire among those whose means and education qualify them for travel to participate in enjoyments he so keenly relished. I have reason to know that his pleasant narrative has induced many to visit Madeira, as it doubtless will many more. 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.