Excerpt from Fred Freeland; Or the Chain of Circumstances: A Story for Boys and Girls Notwithstanding the writer of this little book is well aware that it will hardly abide the test of criticism, yet he trusts it may be found to contain enough of interest and instruction to repay for a careful reading. The attention of young brothers and sisters is more particularly solicited, with the hope that this little "chain" may serve only to bind them more firmly and safely together in that sacred affection by which they should ever be united, and to direct their youthful thoughts to a wider sphere of sympathy and good feeling, extending ultimately to works of universal love and charity. 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.