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Excerpt from The Adopted Son: A Historical Novel <p>On the appearance of this Work, I think it necessary to ask the indulgent kindness of my readers. It was completed years ago, and I had then no intention to publish it. During the summer before last, however, I read it over in the domestic cir cle at my father's, and had the pleasure to observe, and receive the assumes, that it had not tired the attention of either the older or younger part of my audience. The applause there received alone determined me on the publication. <p>In regard to the Work itself I will say nothing, save that, had I at present to compose a novel, I should write it, perhaps, better, but certainly differently. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>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.