Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I (of II), by Charles James LeverThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I (of II)Author: Charles James LeverIllustrator: Phiz.Release Date: April 6, 2010 [EBook #31901]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TOM BURKE OF "OURS", VOLUME ***Produced by David WidgerTOM BURKE OF "OURS."By Charles James LeverWith Illustrations By Phiz. and BrowneIN TWO VOLUMESVOL. ITranscriber's Note: Two print editions have been used for thisProject Gutenberg Edition of "Tom Burke of 'Ours'": The Little Brownedition (Boston) of 1913 with illustrations by Phiz; and the Chapmanand Hall editon (London) of 1853 with illustrations by Browne. Illegibleand missing pages were found in both print editions.DW VOLUME TWO frontispiecetitlepageTOMISS EDGEWORTH.Madam,—This weak attempt to depict the military life of France, during the brief but glorious period of the Empire, I begto dedicate to you. Had the scene of this, like that of my former books, been laid chiefly in Ireland, I should have felt toosensibly my own inferiority to venture on the presumption of such a step. As it is, I never was more conscious of thedemerits of my volume than when ...