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Excerpt from The Cloud With the Silver Lining Well, Auntie, and what then? Goion, I love to hear your stories of yourself, and when I have listened to all your suffering, and look in your face, your calm face, I can scarcely believe it all, and think it must be a. Story you have made out of your own head. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This ...

Excerpt from Sibert's World: A Tale The Author considers it necessary to state, that should any Of the scenes or conversations in this Tale be considered exaggerated, they are drawn from real life, and that the Obj ections raised to District Vis iting, as conducted in many parishes, are founded on personal experience Of the mischief which it does amongst the class it is intended to serve: and the Author is supported in this belief by the much...

Excerpt from The House on the Rock ¿owers in the window, and in the winter the light of a blazing fire, which makes it worth while to clamber up those steep steps, - for. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the wo...

Excerpt from The Sequel to Old Jolliffe: Written in the Same Spirit, by the Same SpiritVery tired, but very cheerful, a woman, singing to a very ugly, very noisy, but very happy baby! A boy with a huge pair of scissors, clipping paper, seated on the ground with his fat legs crossed, screaming through the baby's noise to his father, and making anxious inquiries as to whether he does not look like a tailor, and in the corner, on a stool, is a li...

Excerpt from Old Jolliffe: Not a Goblin Story, By the Spirit of a Little Bell, Awakened by "the Chimes" If you do, - follow me to a charming village, where I will introduce you to a dear old man, whom, when you have once made his acquaintance, you will not easily forget. It is not far, so an omnibus will soon take us there. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgot...

Excerpt from A Mingled Yarn, Vol. 1 of 3: A NovelThe warm rays of the summer sun came aslant through the painted Window on the broad oaken staircase of the large old Manor House in the Village of Haseley Mere, and rested on the head of its gentle occupant as, With slow and somewhat uncertain steps, she descended it, her gold-headed ebony stick and the carved balusters needed to support the small form of the old lady, on whom that summer sun ha...

Excerpt from The Golden Rule, or Stories Illustrative of the Ten CommandmentsArthur, said his mother, very gravely and sadly, you make me very unhappy, and I can hardly believe you Wish to do so, but this sad habit you have somehow acquired I must do my best to break you oi, wretched as it makes me to punish you. Give me that key instantly.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more a...

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Excerpt from Etiquette for Little FolksIf you pass by your parents at any place, where you see them, either by themselves or with company, always bow to them.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 ...

Excerpt from Coming HomeTo have written well a book, to have developed a story, or drawn a character true to nature, and to the full acceptance of the reader, almost. Necessarily implies previous experiment, and oftentimes fruitless toil, before the effort becomes an achieve ment, or the achievement a victory.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis bo...

Excerpt from A Mingled Yarn, Vol. 2 of 3: A Novel She had in Eleanor's great trouble been again her friend and counsellor - giving up her home in Dublin to come and live near her in England, and only at times, when the temptation grew too strong, did she remind her of the warning she had so blindly neglected. To her house her two nephews first betook themselves, and found her preparing to go to Mrs. Ashleigh. "Oh, here you are!" About the P...

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, ...