Janet Hamilton, and Other Tales, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: Mary Boddington
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483758674
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Languages : en
Pages : 208

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Excerpt from Janet Hamilton, and Other Tales, Vol. 1 of 2 Indifferent health, and the stay-at-home life which it necessitates, have made me a scribbler. After the exercise of those affections in which nature has placed the best and purest source of our delights, I know of nothing that has to do with earth, - unless it be the aspect of the beautiful world, and the beautiful sky that covers it, -which soothes and gladdens the heart so much as a good book. But ramblers, who run after health from Dan to Beersheba, have seldom room for many, and thus fall into the way of inditing 'their own imaginings, for want of having those of others to dwell upon. To write is my dear enjoyment: would that to read what has often' lured me out of the pale cast of thought, might be one to others -but the word. 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.