Excerpt from Catalogue of English Prose Fiction and Juvenile Books in the Chicago Public Library In applying for books in the circulating department, it is best to write on a slip the numbers of several books wanted, and the attendant will give the first book on the list which is in, and return the list for future use. 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.