Excerpt from A Flat Iron for a Farthing: Or, Some Passages in the Life of an Only Son AN apology is a sorry Preface to any book, how ever insignificant, and yet I am anxious to apologise for the title Of this little tale. The story grew after the title had been (hastily) given, and so many other incidents gathered round the incident Of the purchase Of the flat iron as to make it no longer important enough to appear upon the title page. It would, however, be dishonest to change the name Of a tale which is reprinted from a Magazine; and I can only apologise for an appearance Of affectation in it which was not intended. As the Dedication may seem to suggest that the character Of Mrs. Bundle is a portrait, I may be allowed to say that, except in faithfulness, and tenderness, and high principle, she bears no likeness to my father's dear Old nurse. It may interest some Of my child readers to know that the steep street and the farthing wares are real remembrances out Of my own childhood. Though whether in these days Of advanced prices, the flat irons, the gridirons with the three fish upon them. 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.