Excerpt from A Few Notes From Past Life: 1818-1832: Edited, From Correspondence A few words will sufficiently explain the origin and publication of the present volume. On the death of his Father, at a very advanced age, the Editor unexpectedly found that the whole series of his letters to his parents and some of theirs to him, with other correspondence, had been carefully pre served from their earliest date. It appeared to him, on looking over this very large collection, that a few Letters and Extracts might be selected, touching upon subjects of adequate interest for private circulation among his family and personal friends. 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.