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Excerpt from Let the Roof Fall InShe turned away from the Window. The warm bedroom, with all its comfortable disarray, appealed to her senses, and now she sank luxuriously on to the sofa, happy in her decision.That was the moment when the big car turned into the Square, and, with its familiar toot-toot, and the soft splash of its tires in the ¿uid mud, drew up before the house.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands ...

Excerpt from Mothers and Children: Hitherto Unpublished Stories Whatever verdict posterity - sternest, justest of juries - may pass on "Frank Danby's" literary achievements, there can be no two opinions about her genius for motherhood. For her children, from the first days she bore them in pain to the last nights when she parted from them in agony, no burden she could carry was ever too heavy, no sacrifice she could make ever too exacting. Al...

Excerpt from The Heart of a Child: Being Passages From the Early Life of Sally Snape Lady KidderminsterN Angel Gardens, Limehouse, the spring sun had less opportunity than anywhere else in the whole of London. It was a. Narrow, filthy, ill-paved cul-de-sac. On either side of its foul gutters were tottering, low tenement houses, the fronts bulging, the broken windows filled in with rags or paper, the roofs rotting. There was a swarming life of ...

Excerpt from Joseph in JeopardyThe marriage Of the only daughter Of a man so distinguished was naturally an event Of almost national importance. And it was not surprising, therefore, to find the air vibrating with expectancy, the crowd constantly increasing, eager heads craning, and eyes straining to see the entry into the church of the bride leaning On her father's arm.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare...

Excerpt from Baccarat: A NovelHave it your own way, said John Courtney to his wife. They are young yet, and I should have thought they spoke French pretty well for their ages. But if you've set your heart on a French seaside holiday instead of an English one, why, we must see about finding the right place.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book i...

Excerpt from Concert Pitch When Sir Hubert and Lady Wagner bought and practically rebuilt Stone House, Piccadilly, their position in Society was already established. After Lady Sallust took them up, they had rented the family mansion of the Lyssons in St. James's Square for three seasons. But, naturally, no furnished house, however dignified, could roof their ambitions indefinitely. An imposing place of their own was essential, with at least ...

Excerpt from Twilight A Couple of years ago, on the very verge of the illness that subsequently overwhelmed me, I took a small furnished house in Pineland. I made no inspection of the place, but signed the agreement at the instance of the local house-agent, who proved little less inventive than the majority of his confreres. Three months of neuritis, only kept within bounds by drugs, had made me comparatively indifferent to my surroundings. ...

Excerpt from Sebastian David slept badly. For this, the winter cough, that had irritated his wife's sensitiveness even in the first year of their marriage, was probably responsible. Vanessa always asserted that he was asthmatic, and certainly he was short of breath. Although he was habitually an insomniac, to-night he had woken with a start, suddenly, as if from some external cause. He lay still for a few moments, his heart beating quickly, h...

Excerpt from Pigs in CloverThe brougham rolled on through the ¿at, bare country, and the brother and sister had no more to say to each other of their dead cousin, of Stephen's wife. The shadow of her lay chill between them as they drove. That she had been happy with him was absurd. Constantia knew instinctively that she had touched the wrong note. But it was sad, it was horribly sad, that Angela was dead, she had been in no one's way.About the...

BACCARAT CHAPTER I HAVE it your own way, said John Courtney to his wife. They are young yet, and I should have thought they spoke French pretty well for their ages. But if youve set your heart on a French seaside holiday instead of an English one, why, we must see about finding the right place. It was an unusually long speech for John, but there was nothing unusual in his saying yes to all his wifes requests, nothing unusual in the 7 8 BACCARA...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.