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Gwendoline: Or, Halcots and Halcombes
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OU won't go into the city to-day, of' course, Stuart?
The voice betrayed anxiety. It was break fast time, but gaslights shone overhead, glitter ing on chased silver and on broad blue borders of delicate china. Beyond the panes of the two windows only a dense yellow haze was visible.
Mr. Selwyn looked up from a deluge of morning correspondence, following his wife's glance. It will lessen, he said tranquilly.
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OU won't go into the city to-day, of' course, Stuart?
The voice betrayed anxiety. It was break fast time, but gaslights shone overhead, glitter ing on chased silver and on broad blue borders of delicate china. Beyond the panes of the two windows only a dense yellow haze was visible.
Mr. Selwyn looked up from a deluge of morning correspondence, following his wife's glance. It will lessen, he said tranquilly.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
238 pages, Paperback
First published September 27, 2015
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About the author
Agnes Giberne
255 books3 followersAgnes Giberne was a prolific English author who wrote fiction with moral or religious themes for children and also books on astronomy for young people.
Educated by governesses in Europe and England after her father Major Charles Giberne retired from service in India, Agnes Giberne started publishing didactic novels and short stories with improving themes under her initials A.G., some of it for the Religious Tract Society. Later she used her full name for her fiction, for her well-received works on astronomy and the natural world, and for her biography of the children's writer Charlotte Maria Tucker. Most of her writing was done before 1910.
Giberne was an amateur astronomer who worked on the committee setting up the British Astronomical Association and became a founder-member in 1890. Her popular illustrated book Sun, Moon and Stars: Astronomy for Beginners (1879), with a foreword by Oxford Professor of Astronomy, Charles Pritchard, was printed in several editions on both sides of the Atlantic, and sold 24,000 copies in its first 20 years. Later she wrote a book called "Among the Stars" which, as Giberne explains in the Introduction, is a version of "Sun, Moon and Stars" for younger children. It is about a boy called Ikon who is very interested in the stars. He meets a Professor who explains more about the stars and solar system to Ikon.
Educated by governesses in Europe and England after her father Major Charles Giberne retired from service in India, Agnes Giberne started publishing didactic novels and short stories with improving themes under her initials A.G., some of it for the Religious Tract Society. Later she used her full name for her fiction, for her well-received works on astronomy and the natural world, and for her biography of the children's writer Charlotte Maria Tucker. Most of her writing was done before 1910.
Giberne was an amateur astronomer who worked on the committee setting up the British Astronomical Association and became a founder-member in 1890. Her popular illustrated book Sun, Moon and Stars: Astronomy for Beginners (1879), with a foreword by Oxford Professor of Astronomy, Charles Pritchard, was printed in several editions on both sides of the Atlantic, and sold 24,000 copies in its first 20 years. Later she wrote a book called "Among the Stars" which, as Giberne explains in the Introduction, is a version of "Sun, Moon and Stars" for younger children. It is about a boy called Ikon who is very interested in the stars. He meets a Professor who explains more about the stars and solar system to Ikon.
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July 24, 2020
This book belong to my Grandmother, who received it in 1913. It was among my fathers this when he passed away.
The story about a girl called Gwendoline, who wanted to help her family as they were facing hardship when her father was going to be let go from his job at the bank. Due his age and making mistakes. Gwendoline writes to her distant relative who was wealthy for help. Gwendoline had to leave her family and friends and have no contact with any of them for two years. Gwendoline had up and downs throughout the story but keeping her faith in God and praying she comes through it all. There are many lessons we can learn from this book.
The story about a girl called Gwendoline, who wanted to help her family as they were facing hardship when her father was going to be let go from his job at the bank. Due his age and making mistakes. Gwendoline writes to her distant relative who was wealthy for help. Gwendoline had to leave her family and friends and have no contact with any of them for two years. Gwendoline had up and downs throughout the story but keeping her faith in God and praying she comes through it all. There are many lessons we can learn from this book.
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