Download or read book Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations written by Various and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a fascinating collection of prefaces to various literary works. As the collector says, prefaces give fascinating insights into an author's state of mind and purpose when writing his or her work. They help the reader to better understand the value and significance of the work.