The Anatomy of Dandyism, With Some Observations on Beau Brummell: Translated From the French (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Anatomy of Dandyism, With Some Observations on Beau Brummell: Translated From the FrenchThis is scarcely a second edition. Some years ago a few copies of this book were printed and passed from hand to hand among a few people, and this sort of intimate and mysterious publicity brought it good fortune. Will the large edition we venture on now be as favourably received? Reputation, light creature, is like a woman; she comes when one appears to fly her. In this odd world, perhaps the best means of ensuring success would be to organise indiscretions.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.