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the house of de mailly a romance
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From the author of half a dozen novels Margaret Horton Potter. There is a mine of romance in the history of France of the eighteenth century, and into this Miss Margaret Horton Potter has successfully delved. Interwoven with a love story, there is much historical data in her novel which places it above a mere tale of the hour. It begins with a graphic picture of the intrigues and social life of the Court under Louis XV., where the hero, the Count de Mailly, is unfortunately in love with his cousin, Mme. De Chateauroux, the favourite of the King, who banishes the presumptuous young nobleman…That this cleverly written book is the work of a girl of twenty seems almost incredible. The carefully elaborated plot, the vivid scene painting of the times in which the story is placed, the literary style, the character studies, all bespeak mature thought and the skill of veteran rather than of a novice. (The New York Times, August 3, 1901)
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the house of de mailly a romance
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From the author of half a dozen novels Margaret Horton Potter. There is a mine of romance in the history of France of the eighteenth century, and into this Miss Margaret Horton Potter has successfully delved. Interwoven with a love story, there is much historical data in her novel which places it above a mere tale of the hour. It begins with a graphic picture of the intrigues and social life of the Court under Louis XV., where the hero, the Count de Mailly, is unfortunately in love with his cousin, Mme. De Chateauroux, the favourite of the King, who banishes the presumptuous young nobleman…That this cleverly written book is the work of a girl of twenty seems almost incredible. The carefully elaborated plot, the vivid scene painting of the times in which the story is placed, the literary style, the character studies, all bespeak mature thought and the skill of veteran rather than of a novice. (The New York Times, August 3, 1901)
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the flame gatherers
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III AHALYA Short of breath, flushed of face, and discomposed in temper, the Ranee Ahalya entered her day-room after the brief interview with Ragunath. As she appeared, a girl, who sat on some cushions at the side of the room, working at a piece of embroidery, rose and bowed, and then asked eagerly: "Did he come?" Ahalya flung herself down on the broad divan that ran across the end of the room under the screened windows. "Yes, he came," she said, petulantly. Then, after a moment's reflection, she added: "I hate him, Neila." " Did he what did he say ? " asked the handmaid, forgetting her work as she watched her mistress. "I don't know what he said. How should I? I did not think of him. But I think he dishonors the gods. They were all at sacrifice, and he stole away because he does not like Soma. Nor is it good," she added, with a touch of sympathy. " But he is a man, and should have a man's tastes." Ahalya shrugged her shoulders, and the two of them were silent for a few minutes, Neila waitingpatiently for the mystery that she knew her lady would reveal in time. Presently, indeed, the Ranee began to speak, in a low, reflective tone as if she were merely thinking aloud. " In all those months when my lord and the rest were away, fighting, I have thought many times of Ragunath, who was kind to me at my first coming here. I thought I should be happy when he came again. I wanted him to come. And oh, Neila, thou knowest the days have been long and lonely, and I have been sick for Dhar and for my mother. My lord is very tender of me, and I know that he is good. But he is not young and beautiful to look on. His eyes are not bright nor do his lips smile when he sees me. And Ragunath seemed younger and more in love with life. Last night, when I danced the p...
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the castle of twilight
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Originally published in 1903. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.
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istar of babylon a phantasy
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"The higher ideas, my dear friend, can hardly be set forth except through the medium of examples; every man seems to know all things in a kind of dream, and then again to know nothing when he wakes. . . . But people seem to forget that some things have sensible images, which may be easily shown when any one desires to exhibit any of them or explain them to an inquirer, without any trouble or argument; while the greatest and noblest truths have no outward image of themselves visible to man which he who wishes to satisfy the longing soul of the inquirer can adapt to the eye of sense, and therefore we ought to practise ourselves in the idea of them ; for immaterial things, which are the highest and greatest, are shown only in thought and idea, and in no other way, and all that we are saying is said for the sake of them." A fantasy from Margaret Horton Potter (1881-1911).
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The Genius
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II MICHAEL Up to the time of Prince Gregoriev's marriage, that peculiar man had used his huge dwelling as a gypsy uses a moor: he had wandered about, living for three months in the west wing, three more in the east, again for six high up in the central portion of the great building, taking with him the rather simple impedimenta of his state, and arranging them as he chose. The presence of Sophia had, however, made at least one change in his existence. Little either of time or attention as he gave her, Michael was driven, by mere consciousness of her proximity, to fix upon some certain suite of rooms for the pursuit of his personal labors and his peculiar recreations. And, after the first irritation of necessity had worn away, he found the arrangement to possess unforeseen advantages. Unlike his class, he was a man of simple, even austere habits in his working hours. Luxury at such times meant annoyance to him; and only the barest necessities of furniture and attire were admitted to his periods of solitary labor. Upon his establishment in his now permanently arranged suite in the eastern wing of the palace, he found that certain papers and written referenceskept hitherto under lock and key, and guarded from every eyecould at last find a permanent place in that work-room which no one was permitted to enter, even for purposes of cleaning. For twenty-eight years, now, this had formed one of his six rooms, of which two on the second floor were connectedwith those below by a private staircase. By degrees, his habits had become as fixed at those of a woman. His many vices were as strong, as severe, as his few virtues; and more than one man had remarked that, so far as was known, there was not a single balancing weakness in the nature of this iron man. At two o'clock on t... --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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