Memoirs of the City of London and Its Celebrities, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoirs of the City of London and Its Celebrities, Vol. 1 of 3 IT appears to the Author that some apology is required for the publication of these volumes. When he first contemplated writing a work on London, it occurred to him that to persons whose avocations, whether of business or pleasure, led them to traverse the thoroughfares Of the Great Metropolis, a work might not be unac ceptable, which should point out such sites and edifices as have been rendered classical either by the romantic or literary associations of past times. It was a subject which had always afforded pleasure to the Author, and he was sanguine enough to hope that he might be enabled to impart some pleasure to others. 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.