Excerpt from The Position of Peggy HarperAlasl in the theatre of books, as well as in the theatre of plays, a vast number of people are still looking for wigs. And Mr. Merrick's char acters wear none, being the creatures not only of keen observation but of a strict literary integ rity. The issue of a Collected Edition of the works of Leonard Merrick is therefore a matter for special rejoicing; for, with it, this most ac complished and unobtrusive of narrators may be said to have come into his own.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.