Download or read book Up the Rhine, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by Thomas Hood and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Up the Rhine, Vol. 1 To forestal such Critics as are fond of climbing up a Mat Cocagne for a Mare's Nest at the top, the following work was constructed, partly on the ground-plan of Humphrey Clinker, but with very inferior materials, and on a much humbler scale. I admire the old mansion too much, to think that any workmanship of mine could erect a house fit to stand in the same row. Many persons will doubtless differ with me as to the inferences I have drawn from things seen and heard abroad. 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."