Excerpt from The Life and Adventures of a Free Lance The author of Lorna Doone writes in his introduction to this charming work, I call this a Romance, because incidents, scenery, time, and characters, are all romantic. With this definition, from so good an authority, we may properly, I think, call this little book a romance, and trust that the readers who do not like Memoirs will find unfailing attraction in these memories of a life full of adventure. 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.