Excerpt from Taken From Life The chief credit for this book must be given to. Mr. Hoppe. It was he who invented it, accepting me later as a collaborator; although in'various cases I have been able to influence his choice of sitters. And now that the book is finished, I feel more strongly than ever that the photographs are the truly descriptive matter and my letterpress no more than a reference which may serve to Check the reader's inferences. 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.