The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck-2
The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck - Volume 2
by Baron Trenck
Translator: Thomas Holcroft
INTRODUCTION.
Thomas Holcroft, the translator of these Memoirs of Baron Trenck, was the author of about thirty plays, among which one, The Road to Ruin, produced in 1792, has kept its place upon the stage. He was born in December, 1745, the son of a shoemaker who did also a little business in horse-dealing. After early struggles, during which he contrived to learn French, ...