Excerpt from Sketches of Portuguese Life, Manners, Costume, and Character: Illustrated by Twenty Plates To most of the scenes mentioned, the author was himself an eye witness -but all of them are either in themselves so well known in the country, or must at least be so familiarly recognized there as characteristic, that the author feels, however extraordinary some of his descriptions may appear, no apprehension that their authenticity can be questioned. But if the reader be sceptical, let him refer to any one who has resided in Portugal. 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.