Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Sporting Anecdotes, Original and Selected, Vol. 1: Including Numerous Characteristic Portraits of Persons in Every Walk of Life, Who Have Acquired Notoriety From Their Achievements on the Turf, at the Table, and in the Diversions of the Field
Under' the above lively impressions this vo lume of Anecdotes has been produced. The most interesting events in all the various diver sions of the cussn, 8m. Which occupy the mind of the sportsman, have also been collected toge ther; in order, not only to refresh the memories of those persons who may have witnessed many of the transactions related in this work, but, in fact, rather to prevent any individual from being a silent member 1a the company of Sporting Characters, by enabling him not to let the tale or song, stand still, and to take a share in the amusements of the evening, by the relation of any attr ctive anecdote out of this selection that may best accord with his talents in recital. 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.
