Category: Historical Novels
Since Amabel Bloomberg traced the letters which will be found with this, how many years have elapsed! how many changes have taken place! How many persons are now insensible dust, who are described as agitated with such anxious fears and ardent hopes, by the pens of Amabel and...
Since Amabel Bloomberg traced the letters which will be found with this, how many years have elapsed! how many changes have taken place! How many persons are now insensible dust...
2. Part 2Without waiting for his answer, she hastened to her new occupation; she soon returned with one pitcher of water, then went back again for another, and thus contrived to get rid...
3. Part 3After performing this dangerous act of justice, Tell betook himself to Stein, where he intended to take refuge with Werner Bernsdorf. Here he found new cause to rejoice at havin...
4. Part 4The Castle-inhabitants looked on each other in silent astonishment. The similarity of their present feelings produced a kind of confidence between the Countess and her women; an...
5. Part 5A violent shock, which made the hollow ground tremble beneath her, forced her to start up in terror; and she now had strength and recollection sufficient to rush forward a few p...
6. Part 6Had nothing but the Count of Torrenburg’s inclination been consulted, the attempt, which was to decide upon his future happiness or despair, would not have been deferred till th...
7. Part 7“It was in this capacity, that I became acquainted with you, Lady, in the Castle of Sargans: report, and mysterious circumstances respecting your conduct, I confess, had not pre...
8. Part 8“We therefore carefully excluded day-light from her chamber, and left her to repose. While she slept, we resolved to take the opportunity of making Luprian explain a business, w...
9. Part 9She was perfectly ignorant of all, that had passed during her captivity. She had given her gaoler’s assertions implicit credit, and firmly believed, that the few persons whom sh...
10. Part 10Above a century has passed away, since the last heroines of that family, to whose annals I am preparing to add, quitted the scene of human action. I say, the _last_, because no...
11. Part 11Erwin and Rosanna, as they gazed on the lovely form, which stood before them illuminated by the pale light of the consecrated tapers, fancied themselves in the presence of some...
12. Part 12“The sons of the Count of Torrenburg are dead; the Count himself is a widower, but is not quite so far advanced in years as to make his contracting a second marriage highly impr...
13. Part 13Ida’s reply arriving at this critical moment, produced a rejoinder from her friend, which put her in no slight embarrassment; for the greatest part of it was totally unintelligi...