Reprint of the original. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Famous fiction writer Clara F. Guernsey's present book 'The Merman and The Figure-Head' is a different kind of a fantasy novel which depicts a beautiful merman instead of a mermaid, unlike the conventional sea fantasies. It was first published in the year 1874.

Excerpt from The Merman and the Figure-Head: A Christmas Story Nay, I know naught against it, Master Tor rey, only it is a heathenish kind of name for a ship that is to sail out of our decent Christian town of Salem. 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.

Reproduction of the original: Adventures in Shadow-Land and the Merman and the Figure-Head by Mary D. Nauman, Clara F. Guernsey

This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!