Excerpt from The Literary Life and Miscellanies of John Galt, Vol. 3 of 3 MY grandfather was dominie, session-clerk, and pre 'centor in the parish of Dozent, alias Bleakrigs, and, in his day, was a man of repute, as his manifold posts and places of doing testifi cate. He outlived my father well on to seven years, and how auld I was when he dee't, is a kittle question to the best skilled in the frithnmticals but I was entered on my ninth year, and, as I have ofien heard it spoken, was a laddie of great smeddum, promising to be something, till I had file measles, which it was the Lord's will to smite -me with, when auld daddy was lying hen the house. 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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Excerpt from The Literary Life and Miscellanies of John Galt, Vol. 1 of 3 I DID not myself imagine any of my literary attempts could be deemed so important as to furnish matter for more than an incidental re. Mark in a general work; but friends, whose judgments are deserving of confidence by their repute and estimation among those who know them best, have thought differently. I there fore presume to offer this book to the public, and entreat the reader to have the candour to believe that I am sincere in what I say. 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.

Excerpt from The Literary Life and Miscellanies of John Galt, Vol. 2 of 3 The Seven Yem' War in Germany, The Exodus of the Fairies, The Timber Trade, as respects the Poor Rates, A Reverie. 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.