Excerpt from The Angels of Mons: The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War
For, usually and fitly, tne presence of an introduction is field to imply tnat tnere is sometning of consequence and importance to oe introduced. If, for example, a man Izas made an antnology of great poetry, ne may well write an introduction justifying nis prin ciol e of selection, pointing out nere and t/zere, as tlce spirit mozzes nim, lug/i oeauties and supreme excel lencies, discoursing of tbe magnates and lords and princes of literature, wlzom lie is merely serving as groom of tko enamoer. Introductions, tnat is, oelong to tile masterpieces and classics of tne world, to tne great and ancient and accented tnings; and I am Itere introducing a snort, small story of my own wnicn appeared in the evening news alout ten mont/zs ago.
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| ISBN: | 9781440093371 |
| Publication date: | 27th July 2018 |
| Author: | L Frank Baum |
| Publisher: | Forgotten Books an imprint of Fb&c Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 94 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |