Excerpt from In Merry Mood: A Book of Cheerful Rhymes As a matter of course, whoever is responsible for the publication of a book must feel a certain anxiety lest the reader be not appreciative of its merits. Out of this anxiety comes what is commonly known as a preface. The author usually feels that he must meet the prospective reader at the threshold, and in some fashion prepare him for the disappointment that is to follow. I omit from the present volume any form of preface, for two reasons, neither of which I feel ...
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Excerpt from In Merry Mood: A Book of Cheerful Rhymes As a matter of course, whoever is responsible for the publication of a book must feel a certain anxiety lest the reader be not appreciative of its merits. Out of this anxiety comes what is commonly known as a preface. The author usually feels that he must meet the prospective reader at the threshold, and in some fashion prepare him for the disappointment that is to follow. I omit from the present volume any form of preface, for two reasons, neither of which I feel called upon to give. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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