Excerpt from The Life and Adventures of Edmund Kean, Tragedian, Vol. 1 of 2: 1787-1833 Contemporary players, a goodly group in all, whose achievements or failures form chapters in the annals of the Stage, have been introduced as standards whereby Edmund Kean's mental and moral height and bearing may be measured and contrasted. That the history of these also as set down here may afford attraction and diversion is the earnest hope of the Author. 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.