Collections and Recollections

The world is full of vague people, and in the average man, and still more in the average woman, the chronological sense seems to be entirely wanting. Thus, when I have occasionally stated in a mixed company that my first distinct recollection was the burning of Covent Garden Theatre, I have seen a general expression of surprised interest, and have been told, in a tone meant to be kind and complimentary, that my hearers would hardly have thought that my memory went back so far.Russell, George William Erskine is the author of 'Collections and Recollections', published 2006 under ISBN 9781426455650 and ISBN 1426455658.