Excerpt from Henry Irving's Impressions of America, Vol. 2 of 2: Narrated in a Series of Sketches, Chronicles, and Conversations I am prompted to these remarks by the contents of this chapter. Said Mr. Stephen Fiske, the dramatic editor of The Spirit of the Times, and the author of a clever book on England, I am anxious to have Mr. Irving write a short story for our Christmas number. Wilkie Collins, as you know, is a constant contributor, and we have the assistance of some of the best pens, English and American. Irving has written for several English publications. 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.