Bid me discourse, and other tales, Volumen 31883 |
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Alphabetical Alphonzo's ghost amusing ANNE BOLEYN answered Arethusa asked Aunt Bona AUTHOR OF JOHN beautiful BLACKETT'S STANDARD LIBRARY bright Bugley capital novel CATHARINE OF ARAGON Charlie charming Christmas crown 8vo David dear Demy 8vo Donna earnest Edition Effie Erle Erle's eyes face father feeling felt Figgins Frere gentle GENTLEMAN George girl glad hand happy heard heart Hendersohn HEPWORTH DIXON hope HURST & BLACKETT'S interest JEANNE D'ALBRET JOHN HALIFAX JULIA KAVANAGH Kenneth knew lady laughed letters Littleborough look Madame mademoiselle Marie Marion Marq Mary Russell Mitford Miss Souvé monsieur morning mother never night Nina Nora novel Old Alresford OLIPHANT Peerage Pennie Pennie's pleasant poor Post quietly Reby Scot smile spoke stood story tell things thought told turned VIOLET FANE voice vols waiting Walter whispered Willie Winnie wish words
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Página 309 - The author of this very interesting memoir was a French gentleman of ancient lineage, who left his home in Normandy to enter the service of Napoleon...
Página 174 - And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
Página 311 - A LEGACY: Being the Life and Remains of JOHN MARTIN, Schoolmaster and Poet. Written and Edited by the Author of "JOHN HALIFAX." 2 vols. crown 8vo. With Portrait. 21s. " This is, in many respects, a remarkable book. It records the life, work, aspirations, and death of a schoolmaster and poet, of lowly birth but high-strung and ambitions soul.
Página 310 - Young, Balfe, Braham, and many other artists of note in their time, will recall a flood of recollections. It was a delicate task for Madame Moscheles to select from the diaries...
Página 310 - This life of Moscheles will be a valuable book of reference for the musical historian, for the contents extend over a period of threescore years, commencing with 1794, and ending at 1870. We need scarcely state that all the portions of Moscheles' diary which refer to his Intercourse with Beethoven, Hummel, Weber, Czerny, Spontini, Rossini, Auber, HaleVy, Schumann, Cherubini, Spohr.
Página 313 - Halifax, the hero of this most beautiful story, is no ordinary hero, and this his history ie no ordinary book. It is a full-length portrait of a true gentleman, one of nature's own nobility. It is also the history of a home, and a thoroughly English one. The work abounds in incident, and is full of graphic power and true pathos.