Emily Moreland Or The Maid Of The Valley

Excerpt from Emily Moreland, or the Maid of the Valley Amen! Amen! Ejaculated Marian, clasping her hands, and raising her eyes, with the most emphatic solemnity. She had better now try to get a few hours' sleep, observed the old man, striving to speak with firmness, and making a sign to his wife to check the emotion which her daughter's expressive look and action had powerfully excited. Marian would have objected - she could sleep very well, she said, in the large chair and she knew her mother could not, at that time of night, prepare a bed without considerable trouble. 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.

A knock on the cottage door rouses a couple from their beds. To their joy, they find their estranged daughter, weak and fainting but holding a baby. Assuring her of their forgiveness and joy and having her home, they tuck her into bed and care for the infant. By the next morning, she is dead but her baby has survived. Later, as the woman's funeral procedes to the graveyard, a young man, the seducer who fathered the infant, rides up, and grieves.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes the full-text of more than 9,500 English, French and German titles. The collection is sourced from the remarkable library of Victor Amadeus, whose Castle Corvey collection was one of the most spectacular discoveries of the late 1970s. The Corvey Collection comprises one of the most important collections of Romantic era writing in existence anywhere -- including fiction, short prose, dramatic works, poetry, and more -- with a focus on especially difficult-to-find works by lesser-known, historically neglected writers. The Corvey library was built during the last half of the 19th century by Victor and his wife Elise, both bibliophiles with varied interests. The collection thus contains everything from novels and short stories to belles lettres and more populist works, and includes many exceedingly rare works not available in any other collection from the period. These invaluable, sometimes previously unknown works are of particular interest to scholars and researchers. European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes: * Novels and Gothic Novels * Short Stories * Belles-Lettres * Short Prose Forms * Dramatic Works * Poetry * Anthologies * And more Selected with the guidance of an international team of expert advisors, these primary sources are invaluable for a wide range of academic disciplines and areas of study, providing never before possible research opportunities for one of the most studied historical periods. Additional Metadata Primary Id: B0058902 PSM Id: NCCOF0063-C00000-B0058902 DVI Collection Id: NCCOC0062 Bibliographic Id: NCCO001670 Reel: 92 MCODE: 4UVC Original Publisher: Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper Original Publication Year: 1829 Original Publication Place: London Variant Titles Maid of the valley Subjects English fiction -- 19th century.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes the full-text of more than 9,500 English, French and German titles. The collection is sourced from the remarkable library of Victor Amadeus, whose Castle Corvey collection was one of the most spectacular discoveries of the late 1970s. The Corvey Collection comprises one of the most important collections of Romantic era writing in existence anywhere -- including fiction, short prose, dramatic works, poetry, and more -- with a focus on especially difficult-to-find works by lesser-known, historically neglected writers. The Corvey library was built during the last half of the 19th century by Victor and his wife Elise, both bibliophiles with varied interests. The collection thus contains everything from novels and short stories to belles lettres and more populist works, and includes many exceedingly rare works not available in any other collection from the period. These invaluable, sometimes previously unknown works are of particular interest to scholars and researchers. European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes: * Novels and Gothic Novels * Short Stories * Belles-Lettres * Short Prose Forms * Dramatic Works * Poetry * Anthologies * And more Selected with the guidance of an international team of expert advisors, these primary sources are invaluable for a wide range of academic disciplines and areas of study, providing never before possible research opportunities for one of the most studied historical periods. Additional Metadata Primary Id: B0058903 PSM Id: NCCOF0063-C00000-B0058903 DVI Collection Id: NCCOC0062 Bibliographic Id: NCCO001670 MCODE: 4UVC Original Publisher: Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper Original Publication Year: 1829 Original Publication Place: London Variant Titles Maid of the valley Subjects English fiction -- 19th century.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes the full-text of more than 9,500 English, French and German titles. The collection is sourced from the remarkable library of Victor Amadeus, whose Castle Corvey collection was one of the most spectacular discoveries of the late 1970s. The Corvey Collection comprises one of the most important collections of Romantic era writing in existence anywhere -- including fiction, short prose, dramatic works, poetry, and more -- with a focus on especially difficult-to-find works by lesser-known, historically neglected writers. The Corvey library was built during the last half of the 19th century by Victor and his wife Elise, both bibliophiles with varied interests. The collection thus contains everything from novels and short stories to belles lettres and more populist works, and includes many exceedingly rare works not available in any other collection from the period. These invaluable, sometimes previously unknown works are of particular interest to scholars and researchers. European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes: * Novels and Gothic Novels * Short Stories * Belles-Lettres * Short Prose Forms * Dramatic Works * Poetry * Anthologies * And more Selected with the guidance of an international team of expert advisors, these primary sources are invaluable for a wide range of academic disciplines and areas of study, providing never before possible research opportunities for one of the most studied historical periods. Additional Metadata Primary Id: B0058901 PSM Id: NCCOF0063-C00000-B0058901 DVI Collection Id: NCCOC0062 Bibliographic Id: NCCO001670 MCODE: 4UVC Original Publisher: Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper Original Publication Year: 1829 Original Publication Place: London Variant Titles Maid of the valley Subjects English fiction -- 19th century.