Excerpt from Frederick De Montford, Vol. 1 of 3: A Novel<br><br>I have always thought that who pens a preface, stands' in much the same situation as Mr. King at Chel tenham, or Monsieur Le Bas at Margate,for, indeed, any _other mas ter-of the Ceremonies; that 18 to say, he places himself in the door way in order to introduce any stranger who-may arrive to the company, and explain to him the regulations and amusements Of the-society into a Qwhich he has purchased a right of ad mission. There is, however, this differ ence between the two characters -that the latter's duty requires him only to provide entertainment for light heels; Whilst the more difficult task Of the former frequently enjoins him to find employment for light heads. - More especially if novel' be inscribed on the title-page of the work which he presents to the public's attention.<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.