The Adventures of Peregine Pickle, Vol. 1 of 4 ~ Paperback ~ Tobias Smollett

Excerpt from The Adventures of Peregine Pickle, Vol. 1 of 4: Complete in Four Parts It is a matter of literary history that the Peregrine Pickle which the world knows is not that of the first edition, but of the second, published in 1751, the same year as the first, out of deference to the just attacks of various critics. According to Smollett's own preface, it differs from the earlier edition chiefly as follows: "Divers uninteresting scenes are wholly suppressed. Some humourous scenes he [the author] has endeavoured to heighten, and he flatters himself that he has expunged every adventure, phrase, and insinuation, that could be construed by the most delicate reader into a trespass upon the rules of decorum. "He owns, with contrition, that, in one or two instances, he gave way too much to the suggestions of personal resentment, and represented characters... through the exaggerating medium of prejudice. But he has in this impression endeavoured to make atonement for these extravagancies. Howsoever he may have erred in point of judgment or discretion, he defies the whole world to prove that he was ever guilty of one act of malice, ingratitude, or dishonour." 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.