Historical remarks on the castle of the Bastille, with curious and entertaining anecdotes of that fortress, &c. &c. From the French. The second edition, considerably enlarged (preface to the Appendix)
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'The following extracts contain the most important passages of that very interesting performance; and the exact conformity in almost every particular with the foregoing account, has induced the Editor to insert them by way of Appendix. - The author of the former is unknown, though the narrative is universally allowed to be the fullest and best extant; but with regard to the latter, have the name and authority of a man who has rendered himself celebrated throughout Europe by his love of truth, and the elegance of his literary compositions'.
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Avertissement to the Appendix, p. 77-78, introducing Linguet's experiences in the Bastille and explaining why the editor has included them.