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...THE CURSE OF KALI is a historical fiction set in 19th century India by Audrey Blankenhagen. The exotic beauty of India, her British rulers living in splendid isolation; the opulence and intrigue of a Muslim Royal Court; the machinations of a sinister cult of Kali; the ho...

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... THE CURSE OF KALI Historical Drama set in India By Audrey Blankenhagen ... ... E.M. Forster, 1924 This book is a work of fiction. Places, events, and situations in this story are purely fictional. Any resemblan... ...02 by Audrey Blankenhagen. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means... ...through a Audrey Blankenhagen 18 hand-held loudhailer the imminent departure of the ship. ‘All visitors disembark, please. We set sail in ten min... ...l centre of English banks, stores and, incongruously, an English tea shop run by two ladies from Devonshire. Higher up on the hillocks nestled pink ... ... last she was satisfied with her purchases, Helen instructed the driver to return and stop at the Devon tea shop. The smoke from the dung fires, Ros... ...Bombay, it is a fascinating country and one which I have been warned gets into the blood of every visitor. As for Mirapore, my first impression from... ...oking the valley was of a veritable garden of Eden,’ replied Helen. ‘You say India gets into the visitors’ blood, Lady French: but the British are ... ...Indian sun. Her beauty was as breathtaking as ever, and Gavin despite his intentions to fight her attractions, because of her continued rejection of...

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...ions of lunacy, that the Court of Chancery, though the shining subject of much popular prejudice (at which point I thought the judge?s eye had a cast in my direction), was almost immaculate. There had been, he admitted, a trivial blemish or so in its rate of progress, but this was exaggerated and had been entirely owing to the ?parsimony of the public,? which guilty public...

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...ge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk . Neither the Pennsylvania State ... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Bleak House by Charles Dickens , the Pennsylvania State Univer... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...ouncewell’s will. The old lady relaxes, consents to the ad mission of the visitors as a favour, and dismisses Rosa. The grandson, however, being smit... ...er. “I don’t know it, sir.” Rosa is shyer than ever. “It is not related to visitors; it is almost forgotten,” says the housekeeper, advancing. “It has... ...d to me to rest with curious indifference. “You know Mr. Gusher?” said our visitor. We were obliged to say that we had not the pleasure of Mr. Gusher’... ...her domain and indicated, with much gratification and pride, its principal attractions. Mr. Kenge also came to speak to us and did the honours of the ... ...e of my be ing next him as we walked, I assented and enumerated its chief attractions. “Indeed?” said Mr. Vholes. “I have the privilege of sup porti... ...ad refrained from it. That when my old face was gone from me, and I had no attractions, he could love me just as well as in my fairer days. That the d...

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...ions of lunacy, that the Court of Chancery, though the shining subject of much popular prejudice (at which point I thought the judge?s eye had a cast in my direction), was almost immaculate....

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...ge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk . Neither the Pennsylvania State ... ... tained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Bleak House, Volume One, Containing Chapters One through Thirty... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...ouncewell’s will. The old lady relaxes, consents to the ad mission of the visitors as a favour, and dismisses Rosa. The grandson, however, being smit... ...er. “I don’t know it, sir.” Rosa is shyer than ever. “It is not related to visitors; it is almost forgotten,” says the housekeeper, advancing. “It has... ...d to me to rest with curious indifference. “You know Mr. Gusher?” said our visitor. We were obliged to say that we had not the pleasure of Mr. Gusher’... ...“People objected to Professor Dingo when we were stay ing in the north of Devon after our marriage,” said Mrs. Badger, “that he disfigured some of th... ...her domain and indicated, with much gratification and pride, its principal attractions. Mr. Kenge also came to speak to us and did the honours of the ... ...t mind. If they want a light weight to be throwed for practice, Cornwall, Devonshire, or Lancashire, let ‘em throw me. They won’t hurt me. I have be...

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...SANDRA BELLONI Originally Emilia in England By George Meredith A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publi... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Sandra Belloni by George Meredith, the Pennsylvania State Unive... ...nd lo! this man was in perfect evening uniform. He looked as gentlemanly a visitor as one might wish to see. There was no trace of the poor organist. ... ...allowed Emilia to give Mr. Barrett invitations, and he be- came a frequent visitor; always neat, pathetically well-brushed, and a pleasanter pet than ... ...tages. Rapid relays of guests, and a metropolitan reputa- tion for country attractions, would distinguish Besworth above most English houses. A house ... ...ld apprised Wilfrid that Mr. Pole had brought Mrs. Chump to the place as a visitor, and that she was now in the house. Formal as a circular, the idea ... ...ld on board the yacht. Wilfrid and Lady Charlotte gave their votes for the Devon coast. All were ready to be off, when Miss Ford received a telegram f... ...hore, and said, “No; it must be Dover.” Now, Mrs. Chump’s villa was on the Devon coast. Lady Charlotte had talked to Wilfrid about her, and in the sim...

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Parson’s Daughter of Oxney Colne by Anthony Trollope, the P... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...d if I am contradicted in that assertion, I will say in all Eu- rope—is in Devonshire, on the southern and south- eastern skirts of Dartmoor, where th... ... daughter was Patience Woolsworthy, or Miss Patty, as she was known to the Devonshire world of those parts. That name of Patience had not been well ch... ...minion which occasionally marred it, though sometimes it even added to her attractions. It must be confessed on behalf of Patience Woolsworthy, that t... ...ntiquities of the county in which he lived. He was the Jonathan Oldbuck of Devonshire, and especially of Dartmoor, without that decision of char- acte... ...o at a time; it was in that character that he received now and again stray visitors in the single spare bedroom—not friends asked to see him and his g...

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...Excerpt: Subject Of Contention. One midnight of a winter month the sleepers in Riversley Grange were awakened by a ringing of the outer bell and blows upon the great hall-doors. Squire Beltham was master there: the other members of the household were, his daughter Dorothy Beltham; a married daughter ...

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ... tained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Adventures of Harry Richmond by George Meredith, the Pennsy... ...oing student publication project to bring classical works of lit- erature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...door’s locked?’ ‘Yes, sir.’ ‘Let him rot there!’ By this time the midnight visitor’s patience had become exhausted. A renewal of his clamour for immed... ... prepared me for the responses, but the effect was striking, both upon his visitors and the landlady’s. Gradually my ear grew accustomed to her invari... ... arm-in-arm, exclaiming, ‘To the Rialto!’ When I told Mrs. Waddy about the visitor, she said, ‘Oh, dear! oh, dear! then I’m afraid your sweet papa won... ...med on a trumpet of his joined fists to show we understood that prodigious attractions were presented by the tower; we said ja and ja, and nevertheles... ...he woman—to call at your school. She saw Rippenger, a girl of considerable attractions. She heard you were located at Riversley: I say, I know the boy... ... she saw him. Lady Wilts had assumed the right of a woman still possessing attractions to exert her influence with him on behalf of the family, for I ...

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Waverley or ‘Tis Sixty Years Since by Sir Walter Scott, the Pen... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...to be pos- sessed of a bull of matchless merit, brought from the county of Devon (the Damnonia, of the Romans, if we can trust Robert of Cirencester).... ...y be translated sturdy beggars, more especially indicating those unwelcome visitors who exact lodgings and victuals by force, or something approaching... ... inferior capacity in the French army, and in order to receive his English visitor in great form, and probably mean- ing, in his way, to pay him a com... ...can with the Cap, ‘a gifted seer,’ who foretold, through the second sight, visitors of ev- ery description who haunted their dwelling, whether as frie... ...ut not a long polar frost of downright indifference. Don’t, even with your attractions, try the experiment upon any lover whose faith you value. Love ...

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...Excerpt: Chapter 1. On the afternoon of a warm day in the end of July, an open carriage was waiting in front of the painted toy-looking building which served as the railway station of Teignmouth. The fine bay horses stood patiently enduring the attacks of hosts of winged foes...

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Henrietta ’s Wish; or, Domineering by Charlotte M. Yonge, the P... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...ght Sutton. Mr. Geoffrey Langford offered to escort his sister-in-law from Devonshire, but she did not like his holidays to be so wasted. She had no m... ...lly going this time, when as she opened the door, she was stopped by a new visitor. This was an eld- erly respectable-looking maid-servant, old Judith... ..., monopolised his brother, and kept him estimating the weight of the great Devon ox, which was next for execution. Grandmamma was escorting Charlie an... ... placed them above being tempted by the poorer, cheaper, and more ordinary attractions, yet allurements there were for them also. A pleasure pursued w... ...hat he had been saying, and his mother, sitting down, began to talk to the visitor, “Well, my little Queen, we have seen very little of you of late, b...

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...Excerpt: The Champion Of His Country. When young Nevil Beauchamp was throwing off his midshipman?s jacket for a holiday in the garb of peace, we had across Channel a host of dreadful military officers flashing swords at us for some critical observations of ours upon their sovereign, threatening Africa?s fires and savagery....

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Nei- ther the Pennsylvania State... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Beauchamp’s Career by George Meredith, the Pennsylvania State U... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in En- glish, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them.... ...oes, your wag- tail dogs, your wealthy pursy manufacturers! He decried the attractions of the sublimer House, and laughed at the trans- parent Whigger... ...r- eigner hearing our boasts of her must compare us to showmen bawling the attractions of a Fat Lady at a fair! Swoln Manchester bore the blame of it.... ...flying back to grace: whereas museums and picture galleries were insidious attractions cloaked by the name of virtue, whereby they were allured to aba... ...better there,’ said Mrs. Devereux. Mr. Stukely Culbrett succeeded to these visitors. He heard of the case of Dr. Shrapnel from Colonel Halkett, and of... ...ing the changes of the sea- son in our flowers and birds here. And we have visitors coming. Of course, papa, I would not chain you to En- gland. If I ... ..., papa; to-morrow, early in the morn- ing, before there is a chance of any visitors coming to the house.’ ‘From Bevisham?’ ‘From Steynham. I cannot en...

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...Excerpt: Chapter 1; THE family of Dashwood had been long settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had lived in so respectable a manner, as to engage the general good opinion of the...

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... Part I Chapter 1 3 Chapter 1 T HE family of Dashwood had been long settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland P... ...ed in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had ... ..., in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had lived in so respectable a manner, as to en gage the general good opinion of ... ...d mother at Norland, had so far gained on the affections of his uncle, by such attractions as are by no means unusual in children 4 Sense and Sensibi... ...f Norland; and her mother and sisters in law were degraded to the condition of visitors. As such, however, they were treated by her with quiet civilit... ...known to Mrs. Dashwood, she preferred going directly to the cottage to being a visitor at Barton Park; and she relied so undoubtingly on Sir John’s de... ...at home, could not conceal his amazement on finding them always employed. Their visitors, except those from Barton Park, were not many; for, in spite o... ...lantry raised against Mar ianne, received particular spirit from his exterior attractions. — Marianne herself had seen less of his person than the re... ...hem in amazement at their indiffer ence, to walk home and boast anew of their attractions to the Miss Steeles, as he had been already boasting of the...

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...Excerpt: When The Duchess Was Dead No one, probably, ever felt himself to be more alone in the world than our old friend the Duke of Omnium, when the Duchess died. When this sad event happened he had ceased to be Prime Minister. During the first nine months after he had left office he and the Duchess remained in...

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Duke’s Children by Anthony Trollope, the Pennsylvania State... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...it always would be happiness for life. At the end of the week there came a visitor to see Lady Mary. A very pretty carriage was driven up to the door ... ...n therefore the name was announced, the servant expressly stating that the visitor had asked for Lady Mary, Lady Cantrip, who was with her guest, had ... ... There is not so much here to amuse me that you should begrudge me a stray visitor. ’ ‘I don’t think I grudge you anything in the way of plea- sure, m... ...e say positively that her money,—if it be that she will have money,—had no attractions for me when I first became acquainted with her and adds noth- i... ...nd feminine high-bred charm. She knew all that, but she knew also that her attractions were not so bright as those of her rival. She could not smile o... ...ere are men, who do not seem at first sight very sus- ceptible to feminine attractions, who nevertheless are dominated by the grace of flounces, who s...