Download or read book Gilbert the Adventurer written by Samuel G. Goodrich and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-19 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Gilbert the Adventurer: Or Travels in Distant Countries Gilbert gives the reader of a world of which little is known, the strange people he brings upon the stage, and the stranger customs which he so quaintly describes, render his book both entertaining and instructive. The useful information the reader gleans from a perusal of these pages will be treasured up and remembered, when the lighter vein of narrative that served to awaken his curiosity is forgotten. Amusement thus becomes the handmaid of know ledge; she cannot occupy a more honourable position it is one which she holds in this book; and this constitutes its chief recommendation, and its sure pass port to a large circle of grateful admirers. 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.