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Excerpt from Vargas, Vol. 1 of 3: A Tale of Spain In sending the following Tale into the world, it may not be improper to account for its appearance, by giving some information respecting its Author. The late Mr. Cornelius Villiers was destined by his parents for the church, and having passed with credit through the University, was about to take orders, when a most advantageous prospect was held out to him by a distant relation, a respectable and wealthy merchant, established at Cadiz, who proposed to make him his sole heir if he would settle himself in his counting-house, and fit himself for the business of a commercial life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousan...
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes the full-text of more than 9,500 English, French and German titles. The collection is sourced from the remarkable library of Victor Amadeus, whose Castle Corvey collection was one of the most spectacular discoveries of the late 1970s. The Corvey Collection comprises one of the most important collections of Romantic era writing in existence anywhere -- including fiction, short prose, dramatic works, poetry, and more -- with a focus on especially difficult-to-find works by lesser-known, historically neglected writers. The Corvey library was built during the last half of the 19th century by Vic...
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