Excerpt from Francis Joseph I: His Life and Times, an Essay in Politics Necessary to alter or omit anything; indeed they are to a great extent explained by the facts in this book and by the view which is presented of the life and work of the Emperor King. In order to bring it up to date, an appendix on recent events has been written. This addition was, however, not composed in the leisure of the Long Vacation as was the case with the others, and may show signs of hasty preparation. Yet I hope it will serve to correct the false impressions which are abroad in this country as to the emperor-king's recent action. 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.