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Excerpt from Leila Ada, the Jewish Convert: An Authentic Memoir <p>About a year since the Life of Leila Ada was published in England. <p>It was so cordially received as to induce the author Within the last few months to give to the public another volume, containing much of the diary and correspondence of the young Jewess. In preparing an American Edition of this Work it has been thought best to combine and condense both volumes in one, inserting the diary and letters in their natural connexion, and omitting such passages as involved repetition, or possessed less interest for the general reader than for the personal friend. <p>These omissions have been made mainly in the account of the journey to the Holy Land, Where a mere outline of travel occupied many pages. <p>Oh the other hand, every incident of importance and every expression of Leila's feelings in regard to the great change in her religious experience has been carefully pre served. <p>The only interpolations have been a few Words here and there Which were necessary as connecting links in the arrangement of the book. <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.