Excerpt from Maine Coast Romance: Ye Romance of Olde Pemaquid There is, my dear professor, in the inscription of this volume to you, a suggestion of carrying coals to Newcastle, yet I am impelled to it in open flagrancy of all the proprieties, perhaps; for I know of no one who is likely to be more patient under adversities of this sort, or so forgiving, once you are assured of the honesty of the trespasser's sentiment. It is not a far cry to the inception of the work of which this volume is the fourth installment, and your kindly and encouraging suggestions are cherished, as well as your fine appreciation of my plan of writing these five stories of days well nigh forgotten. It struck you as a field hitherto unoccupied. 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.