Stranger Than Fiction (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Stranger Than Fiction Doubtless it is due to the fact that my first novel had such an extraordinary success that I have confined my subsequent writings so largely to the same stupendous theme. Occasionally, however, I have gone outside that path, particularly in "Speaking of Ellen" and "His Foster Sister," and an over-indulgent public has shown no diminution of its kindness. In the following pages I have once more experimented in the field of mystery, and particularly in that of conscience. If my efforts prove satisfactory I may extend them further along these lines. During the past nine months, while travelling in the islands of the Pacific, and particularly in Japan, I have planned a novel which shall introduce some of the strange and fascinating scenes through which I am passing. I hope by next July to present you with such a volume, but I dare make no promises. I have found that an author's pen takes fancies of its own, which he cannot always control. 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.