Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Mirror of the Century
The novel has been called the Epic of the Century. This is one of those charming phrases which read equally well, however they are turned. It is as reasonable to say that the century is the Epic of the Novel. But, in truth, the association of the epic and the novel is altogether forced. In the one we have simple10 the mirror OF the century. 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.
