Excerpt from The Poetical Works of Andrew Lang, Vol. 1 of 4 As regards the question of selection one word must be said. The Editor has been influenced solely by the consideration as to what (in her judge ment) the writer himself would have wished to be abolished or retained and on this subject she is conscious that the verdict of many who have hoarded favourite cuttings from papers or magazines will be against her. It is unfortunate, but cannot be helped. Once again, it is impossible to please everybody. 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.