The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist
Henry Cockton
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(Forgotten Books, July 11, 2012)
Ventriloquist is well known to be unlimited. There is no scene in life in which that power is incapable of being developed: it gives its possessor a command over the actions, the feelings, the passions of men, while its efficacy in loading with ridicule every prejudice and every project of which the tendency is pernicious cannot fail to be perceived at a glance. The design of this work, although essentially humorous, is not, however, to excite peals of laughter alone: it has a far higher object in view, namely, that of removing social absurdities and abuses by means the most peculiarly attractive and pleasiag. This formed the prospectus of VALENTINE Vox; and that the design has been to a considerable extent satisfactorily carried out, the popularity which the work has acquired in the course of its publication in monthly parts may be held to be some proof. There is, however, one monstrous system, the pernicious, the dreadful operation of which has been, if not vividly, truthfully portrayed a system teeming with secret cruelties and horrors I mean the system of private Lunatic Asylums to which it will be needful for me here to refer, lest the scenes which have been described be considered too terrible either to occur in the present day, or to have indeed any foundation in fact.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at