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Excerpt from Nora: A Novel Taken From the GermanIt has often been said, and with reason, that a novel written with a marked tendency - religious or political - is tedious.If we want instruction or enlightenment, we had rather seek both in bond fide treatises, than have to wade through long controversial dialogues, or be preached at by a novel-writer. We take up a novel in. a moment of leisure, when we feel unfitted for more serious study, and ...

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Excerpt from Nora: A Novel Taken From the GermanOn the other hand, it is natural that those authors whose noble desire is to gain admiration for their Faith, by showing it under its real colours in its beneficial in¿uence upon daily life - should not give up the task because they do not feel equal to deeper or more serious works.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgo...

Excerpt from Holland House In bringing out the Second Edition of my book I must thank those critics who introduced me to the Public, and the Public who so favourably accepted their introduction. It may seem illogical to be grateful for criticisms and not to act upon them. But having very good grounds for my statements as to facts, I prefer maintaining them to profiting by other people's ideas, and as for those criticisms which I might, with ...

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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.