"After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819".

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The Major's hostess, Mme. de W, after his death in 1858, brought the manuscript to Mrs. and gave it to her in memory of her friend. It was duly preserved in the family, but remained unnoticed. The Misses rediscovered it in 1907, when it had been lying in a cupboard for upwards of half a century. On their showing it to me I thought it was interesting for many reasons, and worthy of introduction to the public. I hope the reader will share my opinion, which is also that of several English scholars and men of letters, to whom I communicated extracts from the manuscript.The reminiscences are in the form of letters addressed to a correspondent who, however, is never named andof whose health, family and private circumstances not the slightest mention is to be found. So I am inclined tobelieve that he never existed, and that Major Frye chose to imitate President de Brosses and others who thusrecorded their travelling experiences in

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