Excerpt from Alicia De Lacy, Vol. 1: An Historical Romance IT was suggested to the Author of The Loyalists, soon after the publication of that work, that where the plan of com bining history with fiction was adopted, 3 it was better to date the story in those re mote times, the transactions of which not being minutely recorded, would admit the introduction of ideal circumstances. It was further hinted, that, the manners of romance were more calculated for such a mixture of fable and reality than those which are appropriated to the modern novel. In deference to the judgment of 'those who have the best Opportunities of knowing the public taste, these suggest ions have been in the present instance at vol. 1. A I. 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.