The British American Magazine Volume 2

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Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484443388
Total Pages : 710 pages
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Download or read book The British American Magazine, 1864, Vol. 2 written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The British American Magazine, 1864, Vol. 2: Devoted to Literature, Science, and Art I lost my father three months ago. I tried to keep my voice steady, but, as I felt, in vain. Poor Child! Mrs. Knollys said no more, but the tone was kind and encouraging. Altogether, I left her with a sensation of relief, and grati tude that my new life was to begin under such favorable auspices. Feb. 25th-a week has elapsed since my arrival at Thornhaugh, under the care of Mrs Knollys and her maid. I say her maid advisedly, for though in name the lady was the director and chaperone of our party, in fact it was governed by Mrs. Short, as energetic and sour faced an Abigail as one would desire to see. The journey was agreeable enough, in spite of the cold weather, and the drive from the station, (of nine miles), would in summer be beautiful, as I could see even through its pre sent mantle of snow. Thornhaugh itself is an old, and somewhat gloomy mansion, with a fir wood behind, and pleasure grounds in front and on one side of it. On the other, close (much too close, ) to the house, runs the stone wall of the neighbouring park of Lord C. The place has no pretentions to natural beauty. But is kept in exquisite order, and is highly valued by its owner as having been from time immemorial in the family; it is considered as in a peculiar manner the property of a younger or second son, and this rule has been observed for more generations than Mrs. Knollys could count when she told me the story. She seems to have great pride of birth, belonging herself to a good old family, and having married into that of Knollys, which dates back to - heaven knows when. 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.