Reprint of the original, first published in 1838.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1838.

Excerpt from Life of Timothy Dexter: Embracing Sketches of the Eccentric Characters That Composed His Associates Tired of dwelling upon the tall, the wise, the reverend head, and of the prow ess of heroes, I was looking over some old papers, and among them 1 found a few pages of memoranda, made many years ago, upon the life and character of that eccentric being, now remembered by thousands, Timothy Dexter. The fame of this singular man was not confined to the town, county or state in which he lived; but many of the anecdotes respecting him have been publish ed in different parts of the world. NO doubt that a great many stories told of him were made up by the ingenious, but still there are enough very well authenticated, to make a few amusing pages, and to throw some light on theidiosyncrasies of the human mind. It is a well known fact that strange beings. 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.

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