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. 1912 Excerpt: ...thing. Hysteria and sentimentalism cannot live in such an atmosphere; and our friend could tell us that she has never had time for such nonsense. She has had troubles--very great they have been, and would have crushed many who have not been brought up in her school. But she has triumphed over them, or rather borne them ...
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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. 1912 Excerpt: ...thing. Hysteria and sentimentalism cannot live in such an atmosphere; and our friend could tell us that she has never had time for such nonsense. She has had troubles--very great they have been, and would have crushed many who have not been brought up in her school. But she has triumphed over them, or rather borne them very bravely, and she is a real picture of a peasant woman, not one of those feeble caricatures which artists love to paint of lamblike old imbeciles with snowy caps and amiable smiles which are supposed to represent our peasant women. Her husband, too, is a fine specimen of an old labourer. He can tell you many stories of the past life of the village, of the hungry times of the Crimean War, when wages were low, when bread was two shillings a gallon, when he scarcely knew the taste of meat, and he was half starved and his father could not provide loaves enough for the family. He can remember the times of agitation and feverish unrest, when men's passions were aroused, and crowds of angry rustics scoured the country breaking the new-fangled machines which they imagined would take the bread out of the mouths of their wives and children. Those were the days of rick-firing, and he remembers seeing many a farmstead blazing, many a home made desolate by the blind fury of an enraged people. He can tell you of the old popular belief in the power of witches and of the " evil eye," and of the " wise men" who could counteract their evil influence, discover tools that had been lost or stolen. His back is bowed and he suffers severely from rheumatism; but he is very patient. As old age comes on it seems to bring with it a child-like piety which enables him to face death unmoved and to bear suffering with unmurmuring patience. With the ...
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Used-Good. Good hardback. Light green cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine; spine rather discoloured, with soft wear at head & foot. Heavy foxing on end papers, lightening up through prelims and edges; 52 attractive colour plates within, checked and present.
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A.R. Quinton Color Plates. Very Good. Original light brown cloth with black titles and publisher's monogram on front cover. All tipped-in color plates present. A tight, clean, unmarked copy.