Maid Marian and Crotchet Castle

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. During many years'' reading, with ever fresh enjoyment, of Peacock''s novels, I had until quite the other day - indeed until a time later than that at which I undertook the pleasant duty of writing this preface - be...