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Sherburne Series #8
The Heir of Sherburne
Excerpt from The Heir of Sherburne:
"When Gertrude Maurice stepped out of the handsomely appointed train on the main-line, and after half an hours tedious waiting, entered the second-rate branch line, the whole world seemed to change to her. She had kept up her delusion as long as possible. The well-dressed, prosperous looking people, the middle-aged women with an air of good breeding and knowledge of the world, the young women with the aspect of being satisfactorily settled in life, the buds of one or two seasons who had not yet left off their winsome smiles; men of conscious experience, young fellows radiating a society atmosphere of exclusiveness, and other young fellows plain and happy, starting on a summer vacation.
What a different aspect this way train presented. The green plush was dingy and faded. There were not many passengers at this hour. Several women with unruly children, country-looking men who stared about vacantly, a few showily gowned girls with unmodulated voices, and an air of having had a good time somewhere, and willing the rest of the world should know it and envy them."
"When Gertrude Maurice stepped out of the handsomely appointed train on the main-line, and after half an hours tedious waiting, entered the second-rate branch line, the whole world seemed to change to her. She had kept up her delusion as long as possible. The well-dressed, prosperous looking people, the middle-aged women with an air of good breeding and knowledge of the world, the young women with the aspect of being satisfactorily settled in life, the buds of one or two seasons who had not yet left off their winsome smiles; men of conscious experience, young fellows radiating a society atmosphere of exclusiveness, and other young fellows plain and happy, starting on a summer vacation.
What a different aspect this way train presented. The green plush was dingy and faded. There were not many passengers at this hour. Several women with unruly children, country-looking men who stared about vacantly, a few showily gowned girls with unmodulated voices, and an air of having had a good time somewhere, and willing the rest of the world should know it and envy them."
396 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1899
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Amanda Minnie Douglas
193 books16 followersAmanda Minnie Douglas (1831-1916) was a prolific American writer. Born in New York City, she attended the City Institute there and after moving studied English and American literature with a private tutor. She later took up writing and sold several stories to periodicals, including the Saturday Evening Post, New York Ledger, and Lady's Friend. In 1866 her first book In Trust was published. Her other works include: Home Nook; or, The Crown of Duty (1874), There's No Place Like Home (1875), Hope Mills (1880), Floyd Grandon's Honor (1884), A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia (1890), A Little Girl in Old New York (1896), A Little Girl of Long Ago (1897), A Little Girl in Old Boston (1898), A Little Girl in Old Detroit (1902), A Little Girl in Old Quebec (1906), A Little Girl in Old Salem (1908) and The Girls at Mount Morris (1914).
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