Excerpt from Celebrated Children of All Ages and Nations As it has been the aim of the author to amuse as well as to instruct, he has not exclusively con fined himself to such biographies as present suitable examples for imitation, but has also spoken of many persons, who, without being models of character, are nevertheless interesting by their misfortunes, or remarkable for their talents. He has sketched briefly, but very effectively, the most striking incidents in theearly lives of his various heroes, and has producing a series of charming pictures, sent childhood and youth in their most graceful forms. If the Translator is forti to awaken in the breasts of her Eng something of the enthusiasm and emu] the subject and its treatment are calculate her object will have been attained, as sl hope that, in some instances at least, a kindled, may afterwards brighten into flame. 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.