A Romance (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Romance Some pages from the life story of Sir Richard Escombe, Bart., particularly concerning his relations with the notorious Society of St. Francis, as founded at Medmenham Abbey, on the River Thames, by Sir Francis Dashwood and John Wilkes; of the manner in which he brought that society to an end; also of his relations with Kitty Dulcimore, of Sherbourn, in the county of Warwickshire; of the misfortune which befell him when he drew her name in the lottery; of his subsequent service at Windsor Castle. The whole giving a true account of certain social practices in the reign of George II. and of a dub but ill remembered in the present day, though entitled to perpetual obloquy. 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.

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