Excerpt from A Strange World, Vol. 1 of 2: A Novel<br><br>J Here over the narrow wooden mantel-shelf hung casts of pieces in pre aration. Jack Sheppard, Delicate Ground, Courier of yons, Box and Cox, a wide range of dramatic art, calls for next day's rehearsal. Here, in divers attitudes of weariness, lounged various members of the dramatic common wealth. Among them Mr. Elgood. In the frogged coat, crimson worsted pantaloons, and Hessian boots of the baron, and Justina, seated disconsolately, With her limp satin trailing over the narrow bench beside her, conning her part in the piece for to morrow night.<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.