Author: Laura Jean LibbeyPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 192
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When Lovely Maiden Stoops to Folly, Or
Author: Laura Jean LibbeyOnly a Mechanic's Daughter
Author: Laura Jean LibbeyJunie's Love Test
Author: Laura Jean LibbeyPublisher:
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Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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Little Leafy, the Cloakmaker's Beautiful Daughter
Author: Laura Jean LibbeyDaisy Brooks: A Perilous Love
Author: Laura Jean LibbeyPublisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465612297
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
A warm day in the southern part of West Virginia was fast drawing to a close; the heat during the day had been almost intolerable under the rays of the piercing sun, and the night was coming on in sullen sultriness. No breath of cooling air stirred the leafy branches of the trees; the stillness was broken only by the chirping of the crickets, and the fire-flies twinkled for a moment, and were then lost to sight in the long grasses. On one of the most prosperous plantations in that section of the country there was a great stir of excitement; the master, Basil Hurlhurst, was momentarily expected home with his bride. The negroes in their best attire were scattered in anxious groups here and there, watching eagerly for the first approach of their master’s carriage on the white pebbled road. The curtains of Whitestone Hall were looped back, and a cheerful flood of light shone out on the waving cotton fields that stretched out as far as the eye could reach, like a field of snow. The last touches had been given to the pillars of roses that filled every available nook and corner, making the summer air redolent with their odorous perfumes. Mrs. Corliss, who had maintained the position of housekeeper for a score of years or more, stood at the window twisting the telegram she held in her hand with ill-concealed impatience. The announcement of this home-coming had been as unexpected as the news of his marriage had been quite a year before. “Let there be no guests assembled––my reasons will be made apparent to you later on,” so read the telegram, which puzzled the housekeeper more than she cared to admit to the inquisitive maid, who stood near her, curiously watching her thoughtful face. “’Pears to me it will rain afore they get here, Hagar,” she said, nervously, and, as if in confirmation of her words, a few rain-drops splashed against the window-pane. Both stood gazing intently out into the darkness. The storm had now commenced in earnest. The great trees bent to and fro like reeds before the wind; the lightning flashed, and the terrific crash of roaring thunder mingled with the torrent of rain that beat furiously against the casement. It seemed as if the very flood-gates of heaven were flung open wide on this memorable night of the master’s return.
The Fortunes of Betty
Author: Cecil SpoonerHe Loved But was Lured Away
Author: Laura Jean LibbeyPublisher:
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Category : Dime novels
Languages : en
Pages : 230
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Madolin Rivers Or, the Little Beauty of Red Oak Seminary
Author: Laura Jean LibbeyPublisher:
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Category : Man-woman relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
For the Flag
Author: William C. LivingstonePublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Tales from Town Topics [and] "Too Many Maidens"
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Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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