Excerpt from Recollections of Fenians and Fenianism, Vol. 1 of 2Curiously enough, it never dawned upon my mind, until long after I had written this book, that it, like most books, might need some sort of preface. Not that I am even yet sure it does, but as I like prefaces myself, and fancy there must be many who share this taste, I feel that there can be at worst no harm in sounding some sort of preliminary note. But the difficulty is as to the note I should strike.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.

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