Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of Major-General Sir Thomas Munro, Bart. And K. C. B., Late Governor of Madras, Vol. 3: With Extracts From His Correspondence and Private Papers The following Supplement to the Life and Correspondence of Sir Thomas Munro, has been arranged in consequence of the very favourable manner in which the preceding volumes were received. I confess that I never entertained any doubt as to the light in Which the work ought to be Viewed by a discerning public; but I think it just, both towards that public and myself, to state why any addition to it, as it first appeared, should be necessary. 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.