Excerpt from My Friend Bill: Many Stories Told in the Telling of One<br><br>The writer of My Friend Bill has made no attempt at a literary production, and he trusts that his readers will not view his first effort from any such standpoint. He believes that a story may contain interest even though the strict rules of literature are not followed. To write by rule is to lay down a plan and make everything fit to that plan. My Friend Bill is a life-story: and no rule can be laid down to fit 'a life. Each day brings forth a change, and the rules of yesterday may be broken by the happenings of to-day. My Friend Bill is a human story, in which the heart rather than the intellect guided the pen. That which pleases the intellect is a passing pleasure - that which touches the heart is a lasting impression.<br><br>The author has a kindly feeling for all those who see only the seamy side of life, and no patience with those whose selfishness would crush the hopes and ambitions of the under man.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.