Excerpt from Twelve Bad Men: Original Studies of Eminent Scoundrels by Various Hands Society is apt to flatter itself that exceptional talents are denied to persons who indulge in the worst forms of depravity. But it can hardly be denied that some of the individuals Whose exploits we have recorded, from materials which have hitherto been often completely unexplored, were men of really great ability. All Of them attained to eminence in ill-doing, and if they had devoted their energies to more legitimate pursuits, ...
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Excerpt from Twelve Bad Men: Original Studies of Eminent Scoundrels by Various Hands Society is apt to flatter itself that exceptional talents are denied to persons who indulge in the worst forms of depravity. But it can hardly be denied that some of the individuals Whose exploits we have recorded, from materials which have hitherto been often completely unexplored, were men of really great ability. All Of them attained to eminence in ill-doing, and if they had devoted their energies to more legitimate pursuits, would doubtless have long since found authoritative biographers. An honest man, as Schiller says, may be formed Of windle-straws, but to make a rogue you must have grist. 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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