Excerpt from The History of Wisbech, and the Fens This work was projected in October, 1845; and, though only consisting of fourteen numbers, it has been prolonged to December 1849. Such an unreasonable delay seems to require some explanation, and yet only a very inadequate one can be given; so that the indulgence of the subscribers must be solicited, and the concluding number relied on as our chief apology. We have been often asked, with somewhat of. 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.