Most of the characters in this book are unreal--and that is
particularly true of the author.... Few of the events recorded here
ever took place--exactly.... Even the time is somewhat out of joint,
so purists are advised not to bother to compare the meteorology with
the obituaries.... I never had (for instance) an elder sister named
Georgianna, that I know of.... The difference between what is Real (or
Truth) and what is Illusion (or Fiction) is left to such judgment as
the reader may own--just as it is in all the other experiences of life.
_P.W._