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Excerpt from Narrative of a Greek Soldier: Containing Anecdotes and Occurrences Illustrating the Character and Manners of the Greeks and Turks in Asia Minor, and Detailing Events of the Late War in Greece Tun editorof this work, who had long regretted the unsatisfactory nature of the publications relating to mod ern Greece which have fallen in his way, on becoming se quainted with Mr. Mangers, felt a'desirerto have some cc count of hbohseritatinns published, for the better informa tion of thepqje of the' United States. It was not, how ever, without much persuasion that he could obtain his consent to! This proposition, her was it without labor that the task was accomplished. In presenting to the public the tbllowing chapters, the' editor considers it a duty to state, that with the peculiar opportunities which he has had -to become acquainted with the author, he has found the most satisfactory evidence of a remarkable accuracy of observation, clearness of perception, and precision of memory, as well as a sincere and ardent attachment to h'n countrymen, to their firm and simple characters, and to the cause which they have maintained. 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.