Front matter
Reading edition
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TALES FROM THE OPERAS.
EDITED BY GEORGE FREDERICK PARDON. AUTHOR OF “THE FACES IN THE FIRE, ETC., ETC., ETC.” NEW YORK. CARLETON, PUBLISHER, 413 BROADWAY. LONDON: JAMES BLACKWOOD. M DCCC LXIV.

TO MAX MARETZEK, THIS AMERICAN EDITION OF AN ENGLISH WORK IS I N S C R I B E D.