The Swan and Her Crew

Excerpt from The Swan and Her Crew, or the Adventures of Three Young Naturalists and Sportsmen on the Broads and Rivers of Norfolk A preface is like the b.ow of an actor when he comes on the stage, or like the hand-shaking of two friends when they meet - the prelude to the entertainment, or the friendly conversation. I suppose, therefore, I must follow the fashion, and say, How d\'ye do? In this way. I hope the answer will be, Quite well, thank you, and much the better for seeing you. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.