In the enchanting three-volume romance novel "Dumaresq's Daughter," penned by Grant Allen, the narrative unfolds around the renowned philosopher Haviland Dumaresq. Living a life marked by both fame and notoriety, Dumaresq becomes the focal point of young Charles Linnell's fascination. However, it is not the philosopher himself but Dumaresq's captivating daughter, Psyche, who captures Linnell's attention. Drawn to Psyche's beauty, Linnell, a struggling artist, decides to hire her as a model...

In the three-volume romantic novel "The Duchess of Powysland" readers are immersed in the captivating world of Miss Sabine Venables. At a tender age, Sabine loses her mother, and her life takes a turn when her father orchestrates a plan to betroth her to Lord Adalbert, the brother of the Duke of Powysland. The intention is to secure the duke's title and wealth for future generations. However, Sabine's heart has other plans, as she finds herself entangled in a passionate love affair with Hu...

Edith Le Breton: A beautiful and talented woman who becomes the focal point of the novel. She is known for her intelligence and independence, which make her stand out in a society that often suppresses women's roles.Arthur Berkeley: A writer and intellectual who becomes romantically interested in Edith. He represents a more progressive viewpoint in contrast to the traditional and conservative society around him.Harry Waring: Another suitor of Edith, he embodies the conventional expectation...

Example in this ebookCHAPTER I. RURAL AMERICA.Whar's Hiram, Het?' Deacon Zephaniah Winthrop asked of his wife, tartly. 'Pears to me that boy's allus off somewhar, whenever he's wanted to do anything. Can't git along without him, any way, when we've got to weed the spring peppermint. Whar's he off, I say, Mehitabel?'Mrs. Winthrop drew herself together from the peas she was languidly shelling, and answered in the dry withered tone of a...

Example in this ebookCHAPTER XV. A DOOR OPENSAnother year had passed, and Colin, now of full age, had tired of working for Cicolari. It was all very well, this moulding clay and carving replicas of afflicted widows; it was all very well, this modelling busts and statuettes and little classical compositions; it was all very well, this picking up stray hints in a half-amateur fashion from the grand torsos of the British Museum and a few scatt...

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names- What's Bred in the Bone [Grant Allen]- The Golden Ass [Lucius Apuleius]- Meditations [Marcus Aurelius]- Northanger Abbey [Jane Austen]- Lady Susan par [Jane Austen]- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [Lyman Frank Baum]- The Art of Public Speaking [Dale Breckenridge Carnegie]- The Blazing World [Margaret Cavendish]- The Wisdom of Father Brown [Gilber...

The Poison & The Kiss – 3 Classic Dark Romance Tales presents readers with a mesmerizing journey into the shadowy corners of love intertwined with mystery and the supernatural. This anthology brings together works that encapsulate the genre of dark romance, where passion meets peril and affection hides under the veil of the uncanny. The tales explore themes such as obsession, moral duality, and the seductive allure of the unknown, wrapping readers in an atmospheric embrace of gothic litera...

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and ...

Example in this ebookCHAPTER XXIX. A VIEW OF ROME, By Hiram Winthrop.In the midst of an undulating sunlit plain, fresh with flowers in spring, burnt and yellow in summer and autumn, a great sordid shrivelled city blinks and festers visibly among the rags and tatters in the eye of day. Within its huge imperial walls the shrunken modern town has left a broad skirt of unoccupied hillocks; low mounds covered by stunted straggling vineyards, or ...

The Poison & The Kiss – 3 Classic Dark Romance Tales is a mesmerizing collection that delves into the sinister allure of love intertwined with mystery and moral quandaries. Within its pages, readers are introduced to a spectrum of dark romance narratives that traverse the subtleties of psychological horror, gothic tension, and romantic intrigue. The anthology crafts a haunting atmospheric tone, drawing on the rich tradition of 19th-century literature and exploring the shadowy frontiers of ...

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore them...