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Excerpt from Miriam Sedley, or the Tares and the Wheat, Vol. 1 of 3: A Tale of Real LifeVous voyez que je ne souf¿e pas mot de v6tre ascension miraculeuse de Mont Blanc, ni de la petite poste que vous aviez établie sur la cime, écri vant et expédiant cinq lettres (je crois) par cette entreprise non générale! Ni de vos triomphes et votre couronnement a Chamounix, mi meme de votre magnifique Album tout aure'ole', qu'il est des chefs-d' oeuvres d...

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Excerpt from Bianca Capello: An Historical RomanceAs Vasari had foretold, Baptists Bonsventuri was not proof against the 'hie'rits of a nephew so powerfully recommended to him, although to_ the ld money-spinner's notions there was even an extravagance in Pietto's auty which he did not quite approve, (and, indee to any truth, the young man did ssess quite enough to have supplied h f a dozen econouiicfily fashioned'ihortalsg while the also! Lavi...

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Excerpt from Very Successful!, Vol. 2 of 3Ah I good morning, Mr. Phippen, said he, in his most condescending voice, as he entered the office of the latter.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 ori...

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from Cheveley, or the Man of Honour, Vol. 2 of 2What superior beings your sex are, are they not, Mr. Mowbray 2 asked Fanny ironically, as the door closed on her brutal brother-ih-law.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 The Peer's Daughters, Vol. 2 of 3: A NovelMonsieur Le Comte l exclaimed Dagé, with all the fire of a hero, and all the consequence of a hair dresser! Hastily placing his hand upon his sword knot, and half drawing his curling tongs and then as hastily withdrawing his hand to thump his breast vehemently. It is true, 1 am a man, and therefore, hold a king's mistress as cheap as any other man's, but I am French before everything, and ...

Excerpt from Cheveley, or the Man of Honour, Vol. 3 of 3Thank God, this at last is settled, thought' Lord Melford, as he finished the complimentary peroration, he was therefore not a little taken aback when Lord Denham drew himself up to his full height, his saturnine face growing still darker, his determined mouth becoming more rigid, and his penetrating ¿ashing eyes, piercing with a sort of microscopic power into those of Lord Melford, as he...

Excerpt from Miriam Sedley, or the Tares and the Wheat, Vol. 3 of 3: A Tale of Real LifeShortly after, I pointed to a decanter of barley water by the bed-side, for her to pour me out some.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 reconst...

Excerpt from Cheveley, or the Man of Honour, Vol. 1 of 3Dear sir, - In dedicating these volumes to you, I acquit myself of a debt of gratitude to the only man whose integrity I have found um impeachable, and whose friendship I have proved unvarying. Among the most deserving of my own sex I have, in many instances, found sincere and unchanging affection, united with those higher and rarer virtues, which from adorning, reconcile us to human natu...

Excerpt from Miriam Sedley, or the Tares and the Wheat, Vol. 2 of 3: A Tale of Real LifeIf I remember rightly, Colonel Clavering, you don't patronize French any more than Latin? Said my uncle, as the gaunt figure of the former strode towards the door.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. Forgot...