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Excerpt from An Historical Sketch of the French Revolution From Its Commencement to the Year 1792 If my strict secrecy with regard to myself mould excite doubts of my sincerity, I shall endeavour to prove it, by composing this sketch chiefly of extracts from the most approved French writers, and by advising my readers no to trust to Mr. Burke, or to me, or to Dr. Prieftly, or to Dr. Towers, but to study the French accounts himself, or else to suspend his opinion on this dubious transaction. 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.

Offers a broad and vivid overview of the culture of collecting in France over the long nineteenth-century.