Books with title A Glimpse of the World

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 Excerpt: ...to Aussee, Gosau, and Hallstadt. In the meantime Myra had been carried off by some old friends of Mr. Cameron's, who had taken a house for three months on the Lake of St. Wolfgang, and the novelty alone would have been delightful to her. But the house at St. Wolfgang had a charm peculiar to itself. It had once formed part of the convent, and was built upon the very edge of the lake, and the water washed the walls of the building. The garden extended along a steep ridge at the foot of the mountain, and in the short summer months was filled with the rarest and richest flowers and shrubs of a southern land; the mighty walls, the rocks, forests, and alps of the Schaffberg, forming its background; and the blue lake, the white hamlets, and the encircling mountains, with their deep glens and recesses--creating an ever-changing view around it. To Myra it was. a Paradise, and for one day Mr. Verney had been there to enjoy it with her. For one day only. Rosamond's face when he accepted Colonel Hensman's invitation was sufficient, so Myra thought, to prevent him from staying longer. Probably Mr. Verney was flattered by it, at any rate he immediately assured Mrs. Cameron that he should go over only for one day, and Rosamond was bright and gracious as his reward. Myra had watched this little scene as she watched many, making her own comments upon them, and drawing from them her own conclusions. But she had no one to show her whether those conclusions were right. She had read of love in books, and had formed an ideal of it in her own mind. What she now saw was very unlike what she had fancied, and at times it sorely perplexed her; but it did not shake her conviction. Unless Rosamond cared for Mr. Verney she could not make such direct efforts to attract him. Unless Mr. Ve...

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Excerpt from Glimpse of the WorldThen, if you please, Annette, it is time you should learn to bear it. There is Myra, who never finished a drawing decently in her life, and is quite happy without it.'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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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections <br /> such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, <br /> or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, <br /> have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works <br /> worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. <br /> <br/><br/> <br /> ++++<br/> <br /> The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: <br /> <br/>++++ <br /> <br/><br/>&lt;title&gt; A Glimpse Of The World<br/><br/>&lt;author&gt; Elizabeth Missing Sewell<br/><br/>&lt;publisher&gt; Longmans, Green, 1886<br/><br/>