Excerpt from Transactions of the Bibliographical Society, Vol. 11: October, 1909, to March, 1911 On Monday, November 1sth, the President, Mr. Fortescue, in the Chair, a paper on Tire Library of Robert Burton was read by Professor Sir William Osler. It is hoped that this may be printed separately later on with lists of Burton's books at the Bodleian Library and at Christ Church. Meanwhile the usual summary is here printed. 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.