Books with author Mary E. Waller

Excerpt from Through the Gates of the NetherlandsMoveover, there is an extra seat at our table for the man, woman, or child who may need or wish to occupy it. It is our memorial to our only boy, and by means of it we have entertained many an angel unawares. Little by little during the years, we have gathered some eight hundred pleasant acquaintances about us who, although they turn their backs upon us from the bookshelves, Open out most freely, if we approach them in the right mood, and yield their multitude of thoughts, sustain ing, instructive, helpful, uplifting, nor ever refuse Of their largess acquaintances worth having, or so it has seemed to me. If I show you above the Shelves a few choice etchings and old engravings, of which both James and I are justly proud, I think I have given a fair state ment of our entire wealth, real and common.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.

No one knows anything about the Unspoken, a mysterious group of people recognizable by their intricate tattoos, except that their headquarters is in the basement of the Gratis Building. When Keres is assigned to this workforce, her whole world is rocked to its core. Nothing she can imagine is as fantastic as the truth. Abbot, her phlegmatic mentor, reveals the Unspoken’s secret ability to cast spells with the ink in their tattoos. Keres feels as if she’s leading separate lives. One life beneath the surface of Chelon with her fellow Unspoken and another above ground with her friends under the vigilant eyes of The Mothers, a tribe of sadistic women who control the city. The constant threat of their torturous punishments forces Keres and her friends to hatch an elaborate plot to escape. Torn between the need to save her friends from The Mothers and her strange new life with the Unspoken, Keres struggles between her destiny and her desire.

Excerpt from Giotto's Sheep: A Cathedral StoryThe boy turned and saw behind him a man Who had approached unobserved in the dusk and evidently over heard his soliloquy. He Was one of the forestieri; that the boy's keen eye, trained by Wandering, perceived at once, and With true Italian instinct he smiled, holding out his Open palm.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.

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 to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

No one knows anything about the Unspoken, a mysterious group of people recognizable by their intricate tattoos, except that their headquarters is in the basement of the Gratis Building. When Keres is assigned to this workforce, her whole world is rocked to its core. Nothing she can imagine is as fantastic as the truth. Abbot, her phlegmatic mentor, reveals the Unspoken’s secret ability to cast spells with the ink in their tattoos. Keres feels as if she’s leading separate lives. One life beneath the surface of Chelon with her fellow Unspoken and another above ground with her friends under the vigilant eyes of The Mothers, a tribe of sadistic women who control the city. The constant threat of their torturous punishments forces Keres and her friends to hatch an elaborate plot to escape. Torn between the need to save her friends from The Mothers and her strange new life with the Unspoken, Keres struggles between her destiny and her desire.