The History of Lady Julia Mandeville, Vol. 1 of 2
Frances Brooke
Hardcover
(Forgotten Books, Jan. 25, 2018)
Excerpt from The History of Lady Julia Mandeville, Vol. 1 of 2Shall I then murmur becaufe I was not born to affluence? No, believe me,'l would not be the fon of any other than this mofi ex callent of men, to inherit all the flores which avarice and ambition figh for I am prouder of a father to whofe difcerning wifdom, and generous expanded heart, I am (0 obliged, than I fhould he of one whom [was to fuc~ ceed in all the titles and pofieflions in the pow s er of fortune to bellow. From him I receive, and learn properly to value, the moft real of all treafures, independence and content.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.