PREFACE
My attention was first drawn to the. Oraculo
Manual by Mr. (nov Sir Mountstuart) Grant
Duff's admirable article on Balthasar Gracian in
the Fortnigbtly Review of March 1877. I soon
after obtained a copy of Schopenhauer's excellent
version, and during a journey in Spain I
procured with some difficulty a vil1ainously
printed edition of Gracian's works (Barcelona,
1734-, "Por Joseph Giralt "), which contains the
Oratulo Manual towards the end of the first
volume (pp. 431-494).
I have translated froln this last, referring in
the many doubtful places of its text to the first
Madrid edi tion of 1653, the earliest in the
British Museum. I have thoroughout had
Schopenhauer's version by my side, and have
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My attention was first drawn to the. Oraculo
Manual by Mr. (nov Sir Mountstuart) Grant
Duff's admirable article on Balthasar Gracian in
the Fortnigbtly Review of March 1877. I soon
after obtained a copy of Schopenhauer's excellent
version, and during a journey in Spain I
procured with some difficulty a vil1ainously
printed edition of Gracian's works (Barcelona,
1734-, "Por Joseph Giralt "), which contains the
Oratulo Manual towards the end of the first
volume (pp. 431-494).
I have translated froln this last, referring in
the many doubtful places of its text to the first
Madrid edi tion of 1653, the earliest in the
British Museum. I have thoroughout had
Schopenhauer's version by my side, and have
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at http://www.forgottenbooks.org
