The Life of a Beauty, by the Author of 'The Jilt'. - Bookswagon
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Art, Film & Photography > The Life of a Beauty, by the Author of 'The Jilt'.
The Life of a Beauty, by the Author of 'The Jilt'.

The Life of a Beauty, by the Author of 'The Jilt'.


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1846. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... 129 CHAPTER XIII. THE DREAM AND THE REVEILLE. Some weeks past happily and swiftly by; gratified vanity winged each rosy hour of fiobina's life, and a wild and imaginative passion, which he fondly believed reciprocal, made this season of ardent courtship a dream of ecstacy to poor Luxmore. Every pleasure he could devise, every elegant offering he could make, every watchful attention he could pay, proved the deep devotion of the lover, and to Robina's vain mind were not greater evidence of his love than of her loveliness. Presents of every kind, rich silks, costly laces, handsome trinkets, choice wines, game, fruit, flowers, were lavished on Miss Mc.Prudie, and kept that lady in a state of supreme benignity; while the amiable lover never forgot a delicate attention or a kind remembrance for poor Eva, and indeed all the happier and wealthier companions of his heart's idol. Mr. Gillespie's elaborate specimen of caligraphy had' been completed, and its author nobly remunerated, and all the inhabitants of Bruce House were looking forward with rapture to a pic-nic and a ball to be given by Mr. Luxmore, when an unforeseen disaster changed the house of joy into one of mourning, and the happiest of lovers into the most miserable of men. For some time it had excited the surprise of Miss Mc.Prudie, Robina, and Mr. Luxmore, that no answer had been sent by Sir Grigor Mc.Grigor, and Lady Mc.Grigor of Grigor, to the flattering and most advantageous proposal made to them for their daughter's hand. However the match was in every way so desirable, and so far above aught they could have expected for their child, that no fears of any kind were mingled with the surmises of all as to the cause of this silence. Absence from home, illness, even the excitement of great delight, or above a...


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781150516832
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 134
  • Spine Width: 7 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1150516836
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 254 gr


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
The Life of a Beauty, by the Author of 'The Jilt'.
General Books -
The Life of a Beauty, by the Author of 'The Jilt'.
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

The Life of a Beauty, by the Author of 'The Jilt'.

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    Fresh on the Shelf


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!