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John Henry Smith / A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life, Classics To Go

Excerpt from John Henry Smith: “A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life” John Henry Smith has requested me to revise and edit his diary, and, to use his own expression, "See if I can make some kind of a book from it." It was his idea that I should eliminate certain marked passages, and disguise others, so as to conceal the identity of the originals. Since Mr. Smith is abroad I can do as I please. Aside from renaming his characters, I have left them exactly as he has drawn them. This may lead him to do his own editing in the future. I have also taken the liberty of reproducing some of the sketches made by Mr. Smith. In addition to literary, artistic, and athletic gifts Mr. Smith has had the rare good fortune to - but I must not anticipate his story.

Frederick Upham Adams

Frederick Upham Adams (December 10, 1859 – August 28, 1921) was an American inventor, writer, editor, and political organiser. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of an American Civil War veteran and mechanical engineer. He died on August 28, 1921, at Larchmont, New York. In 1886, he invented the electric light post. (Wikipedia)

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