Brayman, James O. / 2008-09-22 00:00:00
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THRILLING ADVENTURES
BY
LAND AND SEA
BEING
REMARKABLE HISTORICAL FACTS, GATHERED
FROM AUTHENTIC SOURCES.
EDITED BY
JAMES O. BRAYMAN.
"Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances,
Of moving accidents by flood and field."
PREFACE.
There is a large class of readers who seek books for the sake of the
amusement they afford. Many are not very fastidious as to the character
of those they select, and consequently the press of the present day
teems with works which are not only valueless, so far as imparting
information is concerned, but actually deleterious in their moral
tendency, and calculated to vitiate and enervate the mind. Such
publications as pander to a prurient taste find a large circulation with
a portion of society who read them for the same reason that the
inebriate seeks his bowl, or the gambler the instruments of his
vocation--for the excitement they produce. The influence of works of
this description is all bad--there is not a single redeeming feature to
commend them to the favor or toleration of the virtuous or intelligent.
It cannot be expected that minds accustomed to such reading can at once
be elevated into the higher walks of literature or the more rugged paths
of science. An intermediate step, by which they may be lifted into a
higher mental position, is required.
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