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Anthony Trollope - Autobiography - 1912

Anthony Trollope - Autobiography - 1912

Trollope, Anthony
Anthony Trollope

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ISBN10: 1594623201
ISBN13: 9781594623202
Publisher: Standard Pubn Inc
Published: Aug 29 2006
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.27
Height: 0.70 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
It may be well that I should put a short preface to this book. In the summer of 1878 my father told me that he had written a memoir of his own life. He did not speak about it at length, but said that he had written me a letter, not to be opened until after his death, containing instructions for publication. This letter was dated 30th April, 1876. I will give here as much of it as concerns the public: I wish you to accept as a gift from me, given you now, the accompanying pages which contain a memoir of my life. My intention is that they shall be published after my death, and be edited by you. But I leave it altogether to your discretion whether to publish or to suppress the work;-and also to your discretion whether any part or what part shall be omitted. But I would not wish that anything should be added to the memoir. If you wish to say any word as from yourself, let it be done in the shape of a preface or introductory chapter. At the end there is a postscript: The publication, if made at all, should be effected as soon as possible after my death. My father died on the 6th of December, 1882...

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