Excerpt from The False Heir, Vol. 1 of 3 For several years the author of the follow ing work pressed the consideration Of the facts above stated upon Government, without Obtain ing any attention, except from the late Lord Sydenham. In the year 1842, however, her Majesty's present Ministers entered fully into the merits of the question, saw the just claims of British authors and publishers, and prepared to give them every sort Of protection consistent with the interests Of the country. It was at once conceded on all hands, that the proteo tion demanded was very different from that. 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.