a small portion of this tale appeared in once a week, july-september, 1859, under the title of “a good fight.”

after writing it, i took wider views of the subject, and also felt uneasy at having deviated unnecessarily from the historical outline of a true story. these two sentiments have cost me more than a year's very hard labour, which i venture to think has not been wasted. after this plain statement i trust all who comment on this work will see that to describe it as a reprint would be unfair to the public and to me. the english language is copious, and, in any true man's hands, quite able to convey the truth—namely, that one-fifth of the present work is a reprint, and four-fifths of it a new composition.

charles reade

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