This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...alternating between excitable high spirits and deep depression and melancholy, an eccentric, conceited, but undeniably clever woman, who complained that no one "understood" her and was, consequently, very much out of sorts with her world. She gave an ardent hearing to young Shelley, and brought so much ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...alternating between excitable high spirits and deep depression and melancholy, an eccentric, conceited, but undeniably clever woman, who complained that no one "understood" her and was, consequently, very much out of sorts with her world. She gave an ardent hearing to young Shelley, and brought so much alertness of mind and vigor of intellect to her discipleship that Shelley was charmed. Harriet was a trusting and worshipful little girl, but Miss Hitchener was a woman of power, his very " soul's sister." Moreover, Miss Hitchener lived at a distance, and Shelley's communication with her was by letter almost exclusively, which was a great advantage; if there were moments when Miss Hitchener's soul was not on fire with revolt from the oppression of intolerance, no hint of such lapses crept into her fervid letters, and Shelley, who seldom found anyone with an intensity equal to his own, and had always to be overlooking the apparent lethargy of his friends, considered that he had found his soul's mate in Elizabeth Hitchener. Little Harriet was clearly outclassed, for while her unswerving worship was very sweet, his association with her was very close and there must have been moments when Harriet's hatred of intolerance waxed faint beside her love for "sweets" and outings and new hair-ribbons. One love of little Harriet's never waxed faint, however, and that was her love for her handsome young teacher, and when his interest in her suffered an eclipse, Harriet promptly went into a decline. Her letters to Shelley took on a pitiful tone; she was wretched in mind and body; persecuted in her own home; obliged to return to her hated school where, as Shelley well knew, she was the victim of opprobrium on account of her association with him. Oh, dear! Oh, ...
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Reader copy. Original 1902 printing, stock photo, exlibrary, cover worn, tearing along top of spine, pages yellowed, text clean, binding tight, edge wear.
