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Excerpt from Gentleman Jack, or Life on the Road, Vol. 2: A Romance of Interest, Abounding in Hair-Breadth Escapes of the Most Exciting CharacterHave you l'? Said Claude. Is he pretty well after it 2 After what? After the in¿iction of a visit from such an ass as you are.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important his...

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Excerpt from Young Prima Donna, Vol. 2 of 2: A Romance of the OperaIt was a, beautiful calm evening, and as I passed some mansions, the balconies of which were filled with ¿owers, and a soft wind wafted their perfume, my thoughts reverted to past days.Slight withal may be the things which bring Back on the heart the weight which it would ¿ing Aside for ever. It may be a sound.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands o...

Excerpt from The Trials of Life, Vol. 1 of 3Why not replied the Countess, peo ple who like music will listen, and those who do not will not hear.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original form...

Excerpt from Aline, Vol. 3: An Old Friend's StoryHe stood for some time, idly regaling his senses with the su'rrounding delights afforded them - but soon turned his attention to the living features of the scene the group of spectators like himself, and the larger body of devout worshippers, standing or kneeling in those marble courts.On a group, apparently of the latter class, his eye was finally arrested.About the PublisherForgotten Books pub...

Excerpt from Mary Seaham, Vol. 1 of 3: A NovelThe very servants, to whose festive entertain ment the evening had been appropriated, whether able to carry out to the required extent the kind intentions Of their employers, or reduced by the fatigue and excitement Of the day to the condition of that establishment, Dickens has so ably and ludicrously described, at all events suffered not their notes Of mirth to escape the precincts of their apartm...

Excerpt from The Little Wife, and the Baronet's Daughters, Vol. 1 of 3The father sighed, and after a pause, caused by painful rumination, he again spoke.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the origi...

Excerpt from The Gambler's Wife: A NovelHe well remembered how once he had dis dained the winding path down which he was now tempted to wander, preferring rather to run from the top to the bottom of the slope, at the imminent peril of being precipitated into the blue lake below.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an impor...

Excerpt from Mary Seaham, Vol. 2 of 3: A NovelThen close and closer, clinging to his side, Frank as the child, and tender as the bride, Words, looks, and tears themselves combine the balm, Lull the fierce pang, and steal the soul to calm! The new timon.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forg...

Excerpt from The Gambler's Wife, Vol. 1 of 3: A NovelHe well remembered, how once he had dis dained the winding path, down which he was now tempted to wander, preferring rather to run from the top to the bottom of the slope, at the imminent peril of being precipitated into the blue lake below.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduct...

Excerpt from Daughters, Vol. 2 of 3: A NovelSquare, he was shown into the same drawing room as on the preceding day. It was the room in which company was always received a ceremony, he thought, which in this case might have been dispensed with, considering the Visiter was but a brother to his sister.Mrs. Beauchamp had not yet finished her toilette, he was told. Throwing himself on a sofa, he said he was in no hurry, and could wait an hour if n...

Excerpt from An Old Country House, Vol. 2 of 3: A NovelShe could not speak coherently - but when her uncle, who had stood forth aghast to meet her, took her in his arms - she clung to him trembling and shiver ing, and pointed with gesticulations of terror towards the door. All was confusion and dismay.Every one looked into the other's face as if to ask what had happened - and what was to be done?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hun...

Excerpt from Aline, Vol. 1: An Old Friend's StoryWith sprightly grace stepped forth the young Italian, upon the scene - still warbling the last ardent bars of the song he had con cluded and suiting his action to the expressive terms - Mia bene adorata! Or some such high ¿own nonsense, he encircled with one arm the young wife's waist, and pressed her towards him, bending upon her at the same time a glance which spoke more than acting from the d...

Excerpt from The Trials of Life, Vol. 1 of 2Was it among the mountains of Switzerland that you acquired this musical enthusiasm? Asked De Cal mer, or is it the spontaneous growth of the soil?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reco...

Excerpt from Gentleman Jack, or Life on the Road, Vol. 2Yes, said Claude. Dennis, was the executioner's name. Yes, he is so bad that you won't see him here to day.Claude thought that it was Just as well, since they were willing, that he should be on moderately civil terms with the turnkeys.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction...

Excerpt from The Trials of Life, Vol. 2 of 3He proceeded, and was instantly joined by M. De Vivier and their respective seconds.We saw you, said M. De Landes, stop ping to admire the sun. How magnificently it skirted the edges of the forest 1 An enthusiastic painter, observed the other gentleman, does not make a good se cond. You have not looked to the measuring Of the ground.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands o...

Excerpt from Gentleman Jack, or Life on the RoadThat was to be expected, said Jack, and in that lies the principal chance of its success.You are added Maggs. What I know of the position of Claude Duval enables me to say that, by hook or by crook, the authorities have made up their minds to hang him, and he will be tried upon indictment after indictment, till they get a verdict of guilty. And then they will take good care'to put him out of this...

Excerpt from De Lisle, or the Sensitive Man, Vol. 2 of 3We received the day after our marriage an account of the gaining of one of Eugenie's causes. The agent who waited upon her to present the papers substantiating one of her.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-...

Excerpt from The Duke and the CousinThe lmost difficult error to conquer is pride. This passion, excited by the tempter, hurried 111 the breast of its first victi115, and she tell! And who of Eve' s posterity can say, 'that they are wholly exempt frorh its deadly in¿uence. 7 There is no at ect1on of the mind so much blended i 1 nature, and wrought into our very constit11tio, as pride. It appears under axinultitude of disguises, and is beti'aye...

Excerpt from The Young Prima Donna, Vol. 1 of 2: A Romance of the OperaLet fate/do her worst, there are moments of joy, Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy, Which come in the night time of sorrow and care, And bring back the features that joy used to wear.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important hi...