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Excerpt from Memoirs of the Count De Cartrie: A Record of the Extraordinary Events in the Life of a French Royalist During the War in La Vende e and of His Flight to Southampton Where He Followed the Humble Occupation of Gardener He then fought in the Vendean Civil War, and went through miraculous escapes and Adventures in the time of the Terror. Whilst an emigre at Southampton, etc., he compiled this volume, which in its present form is a translation by a friend." Being naturally interested in such matters, I asked to have it sent to me at once, and after careful examination I came to the conclusion that it was genuine. But as the author's name, as well as other of the proper names, was spelled in so many different ways, I entered into communication on the subject with M. Pierre Amedee Pichot, of Paris, the distinguished scholar and sportsman, who has so often come to the rescue of English students in times of difficulty. Monsieur Pichot has been the editor of that famous French monthly, La Revue Britannique, which has done more to familiarize the French people with the best of English and American literature and science than any publication of its time. He is also the author of that remarkable book, Les Oiseaux de Sport. The combination of scholar and sportsman in M. Pichot is probably unique, for when he is not employed in unravelling historical problems or heraldic achievements, he is more than likely to be engaged in the present-day pursuit of falconry and hunting, or in studying their historical past. 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."