Excerpt from The Cross of Berny: Or Irene's Lovers The shape in Which it appears, as a correspondence between four characters Whose names are the pseudonyms of the four authors of the book, although at first it may seem to the reader a little awkward, Will upon reflection be seen to be Wisely chosen, since it allows to each of the prominent characters an individuality otherwise very dith cult of attainment. In this way also any differences of style Which there may be, tend rather to heighten the effect, and to increase the reality of the characters. 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.