Excerpt from William Hogarth<br><br>N the following pages I have endeavoured to set out the important facts in Hogarth's career, together with a general appreciation and some detailed remarks concerning the eight pictures here reproduced. The scope of this little series being designedly limited by the com pass of the volumes, it has not been possible to attempt anything like a full reference to the hundreds of prints and paintings that proceeded from the hand of this prolific artist. At the same time my,aim has been to condense all essential information about him into the avail able space.<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.