Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Excerpt from A Scratch Team of Essays: Never Before Put Together; Being Reprints From the Quarterly and Westminster Reviews, on the Kitchen and the Cellar. Q. R. 1877.; Thackeray. W. R. 1864.; Russia. W. R. 1867.; Carriages, Roads, and Coaches. Q. R. 1877 The proprietors of the Quarterly and Westminster Reviews have kindly given me permission to reprint those essays that have appeared in their pages in which I have a paternal interest. 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.