Author: John Richardson

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Published: 2017-05-19

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9780259586609

Excerpt from Ecarte, or the Salons of Paris, Vol. 1 of 2Men, women, children, spaniels, night-bags, and um brellas, were huddled, without order or distinction, into each boat as it arrived, and packed cd' like so many bales of merchandise; the former part of the cargo to be bid for by every hotel keeper in the place, whose name rous and annoying agents, thronging the piers and infest ing the public streets, are instructed to assail every pas senger on his landing, and to fasten, like harpies, on those who have the weakness to yield to their clamorous importunity.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.