Books with title "Love me little, love me long." A NOVEL

The following computer-generated description may contain errors and does not represent the quality of the book.Charles Reade was not one of those who smile at the claims of long descent. It was ever a source of satisfaction to him that both his paternal and maternal ancestors had been people of consequence in England since the fifteenth century. Nevertheless he attributes his own pugnacious virility to a timely infusion of peasant blood A piece of good fortune befell us in the last century. My fathers grandfather married the daughter of the village blacksmith and from her we are descended. More signiicant is his connection with Major Scott-Waring, his mothers father, whose second and third wives were both actresses. A taste for matters theatrical may have come to Charles from that side of the house, but he was indebted to his father for whatever conservative virtues he possessed, as well as for the good height and handsome face he inherited directly. But, like so many men of genius, it was from his mother that Charles Reade derived those qualities that brought him to the notice of the world at large. This good lady lived to be ninety, and to judge from her sayings, preserved by her literary and favourite son, she was a woman of much independence of thought, as well as originality in expression. A reading of these notes makes it clear whence Charles Reade inherited his facility for epigrams.This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally-enhance 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.Tags: fountain dodd dear uncle heart think day tell time poor eyes sir look house aunt looked face hardie room yes

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. 1872 edition. Excerpt: ...there, let me alone, child, and tell ma all about it directly. What put it into your head? Who taught you? Is this your first attempt 1 Have you paid for the silk, or am I to? Do tell me quick; don't keep me on thorns!" Lucy answered this fusillade in detail.. "You know, aunt, dress-makers bring us their failures, and we, by our hints, get them made into sue. cesses." "So we do." "So I said to myself, 'Now whj not bring a little intelligence to beai Here flashes on the cultivated mind tb sprightly couplet, O that I had my mistress at this bay. To kiss and clip me--till I run away." Shakespeare.--Venus and Adonis at the beginning, and make these things right at once?' Well, 1 bought several books, and studied them, and practised cutting out, in large sheets of bl own paper first; next I ventured a small flight,--I m.de Jane a gown." "What! your servant?" "Yes. I had a double motive; first attempts are seldom brilliant, and it was better to fail in merino, and on Jane, than on you, madam, and in silk. In the next place, Jane had been giving herself airs, and objecting to do some work of that kind for me, so I thought it a good opportunity to teach her that dignity does not consist in being disobliging. The poor girl is so ashamed now: she comes to me in her merino frock, and pesters me all day to let her do things for me. I am at my wit's end sometimes to invent unreal distresses, like the writers of fiction, you know; and, aunty, dear, you will not have to pay for the stuff: to tell you the real truth, I overheard Mr. Bazalgette say something about the length of your last dressmaker's bill, and, as I had been very economical at Font Abbey, I found I had eighteen pounds to spare, so I said...

High Quality FACSIMILE REPRODUCTION: Reade, Charles :Love Me Little, Love Me Long. :Originally published by New York : Harper & Brothers in 1859. Book will be printed in black and white, with grayscale images. Book will be 6 inches wide by 9 inches tall and soft cover bound. Any foldouts will be scaled to page size. If the book is larger than 1000 pages, it will be printed and bound in two parts. Due to the age of the original titles, we cannot be held responsible for missing pages, faded, or cut off text.

Excerpt from Love Me Little Love Me LongNearly a quarter of a century ago, Lucy Fountain, a young lady of beauty and distinction, was by the death of her mother, her sole surviving parent, left in the hands of her two trustees, Edward Fountain, Esq. of Font Abbey, and Mr. Bazalgette, a merchant, whose wife was Mrs. Fountain's half sister.They agreed to lighten the burden by dividing it. She should spend half the year with each trustee in turn, until marriage should take her off their hands.Our mild tale begins in Mr. Bazalgette's house two years after the date of that arrangement.The chit-chat must be your main clue to the characters. In life it is the same. Men and women won't come to you ticketed, or explanation in hand."Lucy, you are a great comfort in a house: it is so nice to have some one to pour out one's heart to; my husband is no use at all.""Aunt Bazalgette!""In that way. You listen to my faded illusions, to the aspirations of a nature too finely organised, ah! to find its happiness in this rough selfish world - when I open my bosom to him, what does he do? guess now - whistles.""Then I call that rude.""So do I, and then he whistles more and more.""Yes; but, aunt, if any serious trouble or grief fell upon you, you would find Mr. Bazalgette a much greater comfort and a better stay than poor spiritless me."About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

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