Books with author George Glass

Once upon a time, so long ago that I have quite forgotten the date, there lived a king and queen who had no children. And the king said to himself, "All the queens of my acquaintance have children, some three, some seven, and some as many as twelve; and my queen has not one. I feel ill-used." So he made up his mind to be cross with his wife about it. But she bore it all like a good patient queen as she was. Then the king grew very cross indeed. But the queen pretended to take it all as a joke, and a very good one too. "Why don't you have any daughters, at least?" said he. "I don't say sons; that might be too much to expect." "I am sure, dear king, I am very sorry," said the queen. "So you ought to be," retorted the king; "you are not going to make a virtue of that, surely." But he was not an ill-tempered king, and in any matter of less moment would have let the queen have her own way with all his heart. This, however, was an affair of state. The queen smiled. "You must have patience with a lady, you know, dear king," said she. She was, indeed, a very nice queen, and heartily sorry that she could not oblige the king immediately.

The gratifying success of a previous volume of “Amateur Dramas,” and the increasing demand for pieces of a light character suitable for representation without the usual costly theatrical accessories, has induced the writer to prepare a second volume for publication. Like the first, it contains pieces which have been specially prepared for occasional exhibitions, society benefits, and parlor theatricals, and which have only been admitted to “the mimic stage” after having stood the test of public approval. For their production, no scenery is required. A moderate-sized room, having folding-doors or hanging curtains to separate the audience from the actors; costumes such as the modern wardrobe will easily supply, with now and then a foray on some good old grandmother's trunks; a wig or two; a few pieces of chalk; red paint; and India-ink,-is all the “extraordinary preparations” and “great expense” necessary.

Excerpt from The Affecting History of Louisa, the Wandering Maniac, or "Lady of the Hay-Stack," So Called, From Having Taken Up Her Residence Under That Shelter, in the Village of Bourton, Near Bristol, in a State of Melancholy Derangement: And Supposed to Be a Natural Daughter of Francis I. Emperor of Germany; A Real Tale of WoeMr. Boannu having, with so much success, dramatised the following inte resting Tale, under the title of The Maid of Bristol, induced us to present the Pub lie with the original Narrative; which we are enabled to do, from the most authei documents. It is so strietly 31d lite rally true, that ir does not reqa c my or. Nament from fiétion, or any embclmt-ament from language. Those for whom truth has any charms, and who can commise rate the calamities of a fellow-creature, will feel for poor louisa, whose history is here related with the utmost simplicity, and the closest adherence to fac't.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.

Vincent Lacour rose at eleven these dark mornings; by half-past twelve he had breakfasted and was at leisure. To begin the day with an elastic interval of leisure seemed to him a primary condition of tolerable existence. From his bedroom windows he had a glimpse of a very busy street, along which, as he hummed at his toilet, he could see heavily-laden omnibuses hastening Citywards; he thought with contemptuous pity of the poor wretches who had to present themselves at bank, or office, or shop by a certain hour. “Under no circumstances whatever,” he often said to himself with conviction, “would I support life in that way. If it comes to the worst, there are always the backwoods. Hard enough, no doubt, but that would be in the order of things. If I stick in the midst of civilisation, I live the life of a civilised man.” A mode of looking at things wherein Vincent was probably rational enough.

Excerpt from The Affecting History of Louisa, the Wandering Maniac, or "Lady of the Hay-Stack": So Called, From Having Taken Up Her Residence Under That Shelter, in the Village of Bourton, Near Bristol, in a State of Melancholy Derangement; And Supposed to Be a Natural Daughter of Francis I. Emperor of GermanyMr. Boaben having, with so much success, dramatised the following inte resting Tale, under the title of The Maid of Bristol, induced us to present the Pub lie with the original Narrative; which we are enabled to do, from the most authentic documents. It is so strictly and lite rally true, that it does not require any or nament from fiction, or any embellishment from language. Those for whom truth has any charms, and who can commise rate the calamities of a fellow-creature, will feel for poor louisa, whose history is here related with the utmost simplicity, and the closest adherence to fact.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 Affecting History of Louisa, the Wandering Maniac, or "Lady of the Hay-Stack": So Called, From Having Taken Up Her Residence Under That Shelter, in the Village of Bourton, Near Bristol, in a State of Melancholy Derangement; And Supposed to Be a Natural Daughter of Francis I. Emperor of GermanyMr. Boaben having, with so much success, dramatised the following inte resting Tale, under the title of The Maid of Bristol, induced us to present the Pub lie with the original Narrative; which we are enabled to do, from the most authentic documents. It is so strictly and lite rally true, that it does not require any or nament from fiction, or any embellishment from language. Those for whom truth has any charms, and who can commise rate the calamities of a fellow-creature, will feel for poor louisa, whose history is here related with the utmost simplicity, and the closest adherence to fact.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.