Tales and Novels Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the Tales and Novels novel. A total of 626 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : Tales And Novels.Volume 1.by Maria Edgeworth.PREFACE.It has been somewhere said by Johns
Tales And Novels.Volume 1.by Maria Edgeworth.PREFACE.It has been somewhere said by Johnson, that merely to invent a story is no small effort of the human understanding. How much more difficult is it to construct stories suited to the early years of youth,
- 26 "ARAMINTA."April, 1800.--_Angelina Bower!_ "So let me christen my cottage!"What effect this letter may have on _sober-minded_ readers in general can easily be guessed; but Miss Warwick, who was little deserving of this epithet, was so
- 25 The captain instantly grew pale, and trembled: on which the sailor turned abruptly from him, and went on with his story. "Mistress," said he, "though I'm a loser by it, no matter. The Lively Peggy and her cargo are safe and sound in Pl
- 24 "Not a farthing! but you don't mean that you have not the money for Mr.Carat?""But I _do_ though.""Why, you cannot have spent it since yesterday morning?""No; but I have lost half and lent half; and the half that I
- 23 "Go for him, my dear," said Mrs. Howard, resuming her composure; "let him be present. I hate mysteries.""But, my dear Mrs. Howard," whispered Mrs. Holloway, "you don't consider; you'll get your nephew into a sh
- 22 "My aunt," exclaimed Howard."I'll run and tell her; I'll run and bring her here, this instant!" said Oliver. But Mr. Russell caught hold of him, and detained him, whilst they further questioned the woman. Her answers were per
- 21 The das.h.i.+ng, yet bashful school-boy, with much emotion, swore that he cared as little for Horace and Virgil as his lords.h.i.+p did. Holloway was really an excellent scholar, but he began to be heartily ashamed of it in his lords.h.i.+p's company
- 20 They came to the gardener's house. Holloway's high spirits suddenly subsided when he beheld the figure of the mulatto woman."What's the matter?" said Oliver, observing that he started; "why did you start so?""Tell H
- 19 "In _some_ books," said Howard; "but not in all.""Besides," continued Oliver, "one person's speaking is quite different from another person's speaking. Now I believe I make use of a great number of odd words, a
- 18 The poor woman was found to be much hurt: she had been thrown from the top of the coach into a ditch, which had stones at the bottom of it. She had not been able to make herself heard by any body, whilst the ladies'loud complaints continued; nor had
- 17 "Oliver, stir at your peril!" cried Holloway, clinching his fist with a menacing gesture: "n.o.body shall give any help to my f.a.g but myself, sir," added he to Howard."I am not going to help him, I am only going to prove to him
- 16 "Dat king wash very grand fool, beg his majesty's pardon," said the Jew, with a shrewd smile; "but kings know better nowadays. Heaven bless dere majesties."Charles had a great mind to vindicate the philosophic fame of Francis the
- 15 "Shoot it! but what a large hole they must make in its body and beautiful feathers! I thought you said its whole body was no bigger than a bee--a humble bee.""They make no hole in its body--they shoot it without ruffling even its feathers.&
- 14 _Witness_.--"No; the Jew owed it to her for work done by her. She had the art of painting on gla.s.s. She had painted some gla.s.ses for a large magic lantern, and several small pictures on gla.s.s. She did these things at the hours when she was not
- 13 _Answer_.--"I did not see the vase immediately upon its being taken out of the furnace; but I saw it about an hour afterward. At that time I read the inscription: the word 'tyrant' was not then visible on the vase; the place where it now ap
- 12 Your majesty's magnanimity, in pardoning his imprudent expressions, convinced him at once of his error in having used them; and, in the fit of enthusiasm with which your kindness upon that occasion inspired him, he, who is by no means a poet by profe
- 11 "You would now be in Saxony," resumed Laniska; "but forget Saxony, and you will be happy at Berlin.""I cannot forget Saxony, sir," answered the young woman, with modest firmness; "I cannot forget a father and mother whom
- 10 interrupted Archibald: "how should it come into my pocket? It never was in _my_ pocket, sir." Henry pointed to the stain on his waistcoat. He wore the very waistcoat in question. "Sir," said Archibald, "I don't know what you
- 9 Forester, who forgot all his own melancholy reflections as soon as he could a.s.sist any one who was in distress, bade the poor woman dry her tears, and a.s.sured her that she had nothing to fear; for he would instantly go to Dr. Campbell, and get him to
- 8 THE ILLUMINATIONS.The illuminations were really beautiful. He went up to the Castle, whence he saw a great part of the Old Town, and all Prince's-street, lighted up in the most splendid manner. He crossed the Earth-mound into Prince's-street. Wa
- 7 Forester darted forward, stopped the fiddler's hand, and began an expostulation, not one word of which was understood by the person to whom it was addressed. A stout lad, who was very impatient at this interruption of his diversion, began to abuse Fo
- 6 THE BET.Before we follow Forester to the brewery, we must request the attention of our readers to the history of a bet of Mr. Archibald Mackenzie's.We have already noticed the rise and progress of this young gentleman's acquaintance with Sir Phi
- 5 "Believe me," continued his father, lowering his voice, "I am not insensible to your friend's good, and, I will say, _great_ qualities; I do not leave him to suffer evils, without feeling as much perhaps as you can do; but I am convinc
- 4 Forester was astonished at all this; he did not consider that negligence and inhumanity are widely different. The lady-patronesses had, perhaps, been rather negligent in contenting themselves with seeing the charity-children _show well_ in procession to C
- 3 "To politeness!" said Forester, starting back."Yes, my good sir; real politeness only teaches us to save others from _unnecessary pain_; and _this_ you have just allowed to be your wish.--And now for the grand affair of Flora's flower-
- 2 THE KEY.It was unfortunate that Forester retired from company in such abrupt displeasure at Flora Campbell's question, for had he borne the idea of a Scotch reel more like a philosopher, he would have heard of something interesting relative to the in
- 1 Tales And Novels.Volume 1.by Maria Edgeworth.PREFACE.It has been somewhere said by Johnson, that merely to invent a story is no small effort of the human understanding. How much more difficult is it to construct stories suited to the early years of youth,