The Wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl

Excerpt from The Wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl <p>When I had ascended the long North Street and reached the gate, I soon saw the pillars glimmer through the foliage. Here it is then, thought I. I wiped the dust from my feet with my pocket-handkerchief, put my neckcloth in order, and rang the bell. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>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.