Reginald Hastings Vol 1 Of 3

Excerpt from Reginald Hastings, Vol. 1 of 3: Or a Tale of the Troubles It is unnecessary to Observe, that the Autobiographer writes under a feigned name; in the reign of Charles II., in which his tale concludes, it was by no means satis factory to look back upon any public career in the preceding reign. Those, however, who are acquainted with the characters Of the Wentworth, the Godolphin, and the Sunder land Of that time, will easily find parallels for the characters and adventures of Reginald and Hugo Hastings. They will not be sur prised to find Cavaliers sometimes conversing without oaths, and Puritans (as I hope) applying texts without profanity: the absence of such accustomed seasoning may tell against dramatic relish, but will not be universally condemned. TO apologize for other and greater faults would be endless and importunate; I prefer to trust my Cavalier and his Confessions, unde fended, to the Reader's generous indulgence. 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.