Excerpt from Corasmin, or the Minister, Vol. 1 of 3: A Romance Having it in view to make such a representation, it was difficult to find a suitable theatre. None of the European States could be fixed upon, without exciting that constant incredulity, so justly deprecated by the critic. Neither did the Author wish at all to blend history with fiction; a plan which appeared to him in jurions to both. He merely sought a' scene, which, without imposing restraint, might give to his subject something like a local habitation and a name. This view seemed answered by one of the kingdoms of northern Asia; and Cashmire suggested itself - a country of which the history and manners are almost unknown, unless by the agreeable associations which the beauty of its scenery excites. This kingdom was subjected some centuries ago to the Mogul Empire; but history represents it as once independent, and even-the centre of an extended empire. Nothing, therefore, seems to render it impossible, that it should once have been the theatre of such events as are here delineated. From what has been said it will appear, that to copy oriental language and manners not only did not enter into the plan, but would have been inconsistent with it. It was enough, if there appeared no glaringincongruity. It may even be observed, that the coun tries here treated of are very little known; that the accounts which have reached us represent the manners there as greatly differing from those of lndostan, and approaching more nearly to the European standard. Perhaps, therefore, the Author will not be found to have materially passed the bounds of that license. 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.