Reproduction of the original: The Father and Daughter by Amelia Alderson Opie

Excerpt from The Father and Daughter: A Tale He was not rich, yet the profits of his trade were such as to enable him to bestow every' possible ex pense on his daughter's education, and to lay up a considerable sum yearly for her future support: whatever else he could spare from his own absolute wants, he expended in procuring comforts and plea sures for her. '5 What an excellent father that man is? Was the frequent exclamation among his ac and what an excellent child he has! 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.