Books with author E. D. E. N. Southworth

Excerpt from The Fatal Secret: And Other StoriesThey said that you had faithless grown, That gold had Wiled your love from me But my firm heart was constant still, And thought that false you could not be; It thought that truth and constancy Within your bosom dwellers were; My love no ill Of you could think And are you then so false and fair - nicoll.HE terrible events of this true story occurred some years ago, before steam-cars or telegraph wires had been invented, or cruel laws with extreme penalties for slight offences had been repealed: While yet all distant communications were made through special messengers, or slow mail-carriers, and all travelling accomplished by private conveyances, or public stage-coaches that rumbled over bad turnpike roads infested by foot-pads and mounted highwaymen; while yet gentlemen and doctors of divinity were executed for counterfeiting or forgery, and poor servant girls hanged for stealing.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 format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Fatal Secret: And Other StoriesThey said that you had faithless grown, That gold had Wiled your love from me But my firm heart was constant still, And thought that false you could not be; It thought that truth and constancy Within your bosom dwellers were; My love no ill Of you could think And are you then so false and fair - nicoll.HE terrible events of this true story occurred some years ago, before steam-cars or telegraph wires had been invented, or cruel laws with extreme penalties for slight offences had been repealed: While yet all distant communications were made through special messengers, or slow mail-carriers, and all travelling accomplished by private conveyances, or public stage-coaches that rumbled over bad turnpike roads infested by foot-pads and mounted highwaymen; while yet gentlemen and doctors of divinity were executed for counterfeiting or forgery, and poor servant girls hanged for stealing.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 format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Bride's Fate: The Sequel to "the Changed Brides" It was a new experience to the 'poor, discarded, and deposed young wife to find herself the central object of interest in a family like General Lyon's, her health and happiness watched over and provided for with the most affectionate Solicitude. She had not a care in the world. She scarcely had a regret. She knew the worst. She knew that her last act had banished Alexander from her side. But when she looked upon her boy's face, and reflected that no stig ma now rested upon his baby brow, she could not regret her act. With the child-like simplicity of her character, she accepted the situation. 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 work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from How He Won Her: A Sequel to "Fair Play"IT was not until the morning succeeding his arrival, after breakfast, when they found themselves alone together in the drawing-room, that Justin told Erminie the story of his voyage and Shipwreck, his preservation and residence on the Desert Island, and his rescue and return home.She listened with breathless interest to his narrative, and when it was finished she earnestly thanked Heaven for his restoration to his home and friends.And then, in return, she gave him the history of all that had occurred to her since he had first sailed.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 format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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The Hidden Hand (or Capitola the Madcap) is a serial novel by E. D. E. N. Southworth first published in the New York Ledger in 1859, and was Southworth's most popular novel. It was serialized twice more, first in 1868–69 and then again 1883 (in slightly revised form), before first appearing in book form in 1888. The novel was also serialized in the London Guide to Literature, Science, Art, and General Information simultaneous to its first publication in the New York Ledger. The name of the novel was changed to The Masked Mother for the London edition.The Hidden Hand features Capitola Black, a tomboyish protagonist who finds herself in a myriad of adventures. Southworth stated that nearly every adventure of her heroine came from real life. In the London version of the novel published by the Guide, the characters and action were revised and relocated.