Excerpt from Memoirs of Samuel Foote, Esq., Vol. 1 of 3: With a Collection of His Genuine Bon-Mots, Anecdotes, Opinions, &C Writing the life of samuel foote, an apology should perhaps be made for not having given to the public long ago some account of this very extraordinary man; who, inde pendently of many other talents, stands so singular as a modern dra matic Writer, that even at this day we have little hopes of looking. 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.