Excerpt from A Pronouncing Spelling-Book of the English Language A letter is a character used in writing or printing to represent d sou'nd of the human voice. In the English alphabet there are twenty-six letters, written and printed in two forms, by which they are distinguished as capitals and as small letters. Letters are also printed in various kinds of types, of which the most common and important are the following. 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.