Excerpt from Frederic Latimer, or the History of a Young Man of Fashion, Vol. 1 of 3 TH E Author of the following trifle has concealed his name, becaufe, un known in the literary world, its dif' clofure would have increafed his anxiety, without contributing to his fuccefs. He has dedicated this little work to no individual; becaufe the Public is the only patron whom he is ambitious of pleafing and he adds this Preface, merely to folicit for frederic latimer that in. 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.