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Letters of William Wheeler, of the Class of 1855, Y. C (Classic Reprint)

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Letters of William Wheeler, of the Class of 1855, Y. C (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Letters of William Wheeler, of the Class of 1855, Y. C When between eight and nine years of age, he would col lect his boy playmates on some door-step in his neighborhood, and entertain them with stories of his own imagining, which would be continued from evening to evening, - a youthful Improvisatore. His father being unable to use his eyes except for the necessary duties of his profession, William spent his winter evenings in reading to him such books as Prescott's Mexico, Shakespeare, Alison's History of Europe, etc. The next day he would entertain himself in arranging his toy soldiers in the order of the battles of the Great Captain, which impressed them very forcibly upon his mind. He was also instructed by his father in the game of chess, for which he had ever a great fondness, and in which he was much skilled. When ten years of age he was sent to boarding school at Stamford, where he made much progress in some branches of study. 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.
Release date Australia
April 28th, 2018
Pages
490
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
13 Illustrations; Illustrations, black and white
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
Forgotten Books
Dimensions
152x229x27
ISBN-13
9780332495767
Product ID
27890716

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