I commenced reading this novel with the idea that I had read this before fixed in my mind. It is in my nature to re-read BOOKS, so I thought nothing of opening the pages and immersing myself in the flow of the story.
Imagine my surprise, Reader, when I quickly discerned that I had not, as I previously imagined, been acquainted with the characters that adorned the pages. I was at a lost on how my memory had failed me, but I quickly rallied and applied myself to the task at hand.