Conflicts with oblivion

Preface

Si OME of these studies in reputation have seen the light of print before, though in rather dif¬ ferent form. Of these the essays on Colonel Scott and Colonel Blood, published sepa- ' rately, are now out of print, and the continuing demand for them has seemed to make it desir¬ able to include revisions of them here, rather than reprinting them independently.

The author takes this opportunity to thank those under whose auspices the material al¬ ready published has appeared for their permis¬ sion to use it here; and to express his gratitude for the kindly interest of his correspondents, many of them otherwise unknown to him, who have furnished him with information and sug¬ gestions for these essays.