By Frederick Marryat is a classic English literary work that explores themes of foundlings and family. Marryat's storytelling prowess shines through as he takes readers on an enchanting journey through England. The narrative is filled with intriguing twists, memorable characters, and a heartfelt exploration of the bonds of family.

Excerpt from Japhet in Search of a Father I have omitted to acquaint the reader that surnames, as well as Christian names, are always given to the children at the Foundling, and, in consequence of the bank note found an my basket, I had been named after the celebrated per, scunge whos, e signature it bore. Newland is my other name. Sir, replied I. 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.