Excerpt from A Strange DiscoveryThe narrative which it is my purpose now to put in written form, I have at vari ous times briey or in part related to one and another of my intimate friends; but they all mistook my facts for fancies, and good-naturedly complimented me on my story-telling powers - which was certainly not attering to my qualifications as an his torian.With this explanation, and this extenua tion of what some persons may think an inexcusable and almost criminal delay, I shall proceed.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.

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