PREFACE.
hol' consequence of the Yery favourable reception
which the tale of Fardorougha the ~Iiser met with
in the pages of our admirable Irish Periodical, the
Dublin Uni,-ersity ~Iagazine, I have been induced
to submit it in a separate and collected form to a
still wider circle of readers. This was rendered
the more necessary, as much of the force and conneetion
of the story was lost in consequence of its
not having appeared with regularity in the consecutive
numbers of the Periodical I have mentioned.
~Iost of the drama tis personce of the story are
in point of fact drawn. from life; the chief character
in it, that of the miser himselt: is one to which I
haye never met any thing similar in books, yet I
Leg to assure the reader, that I have known and
witnessed in real life most of the struggles between avarIce and affection which I have attempted to
depict in the narratin. I knew the original well ;
and many readers in the county of Louth will
at Ollce recognize t
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hol' consequence of the Yery favourable reception
which the tale of Fardorougha the ~Iiser met with
in the pages of our admirable Irish Periodical, the
Dublin Uni,-ersity ~Iagazine, I have been induced
to submit it in a separate and collected form to a
still wider circle of readers. This was rendered
the more necessary, as much of the force and conneetion
of the story was lost in consequence of its
not having appeared with regularity in the consecutive
numbers of the Periodical I have mentioned.
~Iost of the drama tis personce of the story are
in point of fact drawn. from life; the chief character
in it, that of the miser himselt: is one to which I
haye never met any thing similar in books, yet I
Leg to assure the reader, that I have known and
witnessed in real life most of the struggles between avarIce and affection which I have attempted to
depict in the narratin. I knew the original well ;
and many readers in the county of Louth will
at Ollce recognize t
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
