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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,
- 126 "Surely," said Miss Portman, "it is better for me to throw away fifty guineas, poor as I am, than to hazard the happiness of my life. Your ladys.h.i.+p knows that if I say _a_ to Mr. Hervey, I must say _b_. No, no, my dear Lady Delacour; he
- 125 "She is really a charming woman," said Clarence Hervey, in a low voice, to Lady Delacour, drawing her into a recessed window: he in the same low voice continued, "Could I obtain a private audience of a few minutes when your ladys.h.i.+p is
- 124 "The French officer found great difficulty in getting safe out of the town; but Clarence represented to the mob that he was a prisoner on his parole, and that it would be unlike Englishmen to insult a prisoner. So he got off without being pelted, and
- 123 "I at first flattered myself that my lord's was not an inveterate, incurable malady: but from his obvious weakness, I might have seen that there was no hope; for cases of obstinacy are always dangerous in proportion to the weakness of the patien
- 122 Now you'll meet those young men continually who took the liberty of laughing at your aunt, and your cousins, and yourself; they are men of fas.h.i.+on. Show them you've no feeling, and they'll acknowledge you for a woman of fas.h.i.+on. You
- 121 I have a sort of cobweb feeling, an imaginary net coming all over me.""Fore-warned is fore-armed," replied his companion: "a man must be a novice indeed that could be taken in at this time of day by a niece of Mrs. Stanhope's.&quo
- 120 Tales And Novels.Volume 3.by Maria Edgeworth.BELINDA CHAPTER I.CHARACTERS.Mrs. Stanhope, a well-bred woman, accomplished in that branch of knowledge which is called the art of rising in the world, had, with but a small fortune, contrived to live in the hi
- 119 In the mean time a coachman came to me to be hired: my boy was playing about the room, and, as I afterward collected, went close up to the man, and, while I was talking, stood examining a greyhound upon his b.u.t.tons.I asked the coachman many questions,
- 118 That a motive might not be wanting for the crime, it was whispered that old Mr. Hudson had talked of leaving me a considerable legacy, which I was impatient to touch, that I might carry my adventuring schemes into execution. I was astonished as much as sh
- 117 Mr. Hudson persuaded me to accompany him to a swamp, at some miles'distance from Philadelphia, to hear one of these concerts. The performance lasted some time, and it was late before we returned to town: I went to bed tired, and waked in the morning
- 116 He proceeded to inform me how he had settled my affairs, and how he had obtained from my creditors a small allowance for the immediate support of myself and family. He had given up the third part of a considerable sum due to himself. As my own house was s
- 115 "I am, my dear sir, "Yours sincerely, "J. C."In May he wrote to me again: "DEAR SIR, "I am much surprised at not having yet received the books I wrote for last March--beg to know the cause of this delay; and am, "Dear si
- 114 After many days' tiresome attempts, I was obliged to give up all hopes of deciphering the most important of my notes, those which I had made from the information of the French missionary. Most of what I had trusted so securely to my memory was defect
- 113 when my companions at length departed, they left me in no condition to complete a sermon. I fell fast asleep, and was wakened in the morning by the bishop's servant. The dismay I felt is indescribable; I started up--it was nine o'clock: I began
- 112 Mr. Edwards armed himself and the negroes on his plantation, as well as the whites; they were all equally attached to him. He followed Caesar into the recesses of the wood.They proceeded with all possible rapidity, but in perfect silence, till they reache
- 111 The enlightened inhabitants of Europe may, perhaps, smile at the superst.i.tious credulity of the negroes, who regard those ignorant beings called _Obeah_ people with the most profound respect and dread; who believe that they hold in their hands the power
- 110 "To whom is Caesar going to be sold? and for what sum?""For what can be got for him," replied Durant, laughing; "and to whoever will buy him. The sheriff's officer is here, who has seized him for debt, and must make the most
- 109 Ensign Bloomington was deaf to all overtures of peace: he was rejoiced to escape from this virago; and, as we presume that none of our readers are much interested in her fate, we shall leave her to wear the willow, without following her history farther.Le
- 108 As soon as she was gone, Mrs. Bettesworth gave a house-warming, as she called it, to all her acquaintance; a dinner, a ball, and a supper, in her new house. The house was not half dry, and all the company caught cold. Mrs. Bettesworth's cold was the
- 107 "I am sorry for that," said Mr. Cleghorn, with a mixture of shame and anger in his countenance: "my conscience is as nice as other people's; and yet I have a notion I shall have something to do with him, though he is a smuggler; and, i
- 106 "Oh! yes, mamma," cried the children, all together, "that I am sure you may.""Come with me, f.a.n.n.y," resumed Mrs. Hungerford; "it is not necessary that your explanation should be public, though I am persuaded it will
- 105 What a fine healthy colour this walking has brought into her face, thought Mason, as he stood looking at her, whilst they were waiting for some one to open the door. Though she has not a single beautiful feature, and though n.o.body could call her handsom
- 104 "Bid her come in," said Mrs. Crumpe, in a voice more distinct than she had ever been heard to speak in since the day of her illness."What! are you sorry for me, child?" said Mrs. Crumpe, fixing her eyes upon Patty's. Patty made no
- 103 "I shall be out of this world long, long before that time, I hope," said the poor old man, as he left the room. "But G.o.d's will be done! Send the clergyman to my boy!"The clergyman remained in the room but a short time: when he
- 102 One morning Patty came into her room with a face full of sorrow; a face so unlike her usual countenance, that even her mistress, unaccustomed as she was to attend to the feelings of others, could not help noticing the change."Well! What's the ma
- 101 James, who was extremely fond of his brother Frank, called upon him and took him to Mrs. Hungerford's, to ask f.a.n.n.y to accompany them in this walk. They had seldom seen her since they had quitted their father's house and lived in Monmouth; a
- 100 "This is some mistake, sir," said old Frankland, mildly."No mistake, sir," replied the stranger. "You will find the notice is a good notice, and duly served. Your lease I have seen myself within these few days: it expired last May
- 99 Patty a.s.sured her she did not in the least envy those who were idle."Fine talking! Fine airs, truly, Miss Patty! This is by way of calling me over the coals for being idle, I suppose!" said Sally: "but I've no notion of being taken t
- 98 To loud altercations, silent hatred succeeded. Mrs. Germaine grew sullen, low-spirited, nervous, and hysterical. Among fas.h.i.+onable medical dowagers, she became an interesting personage: but this species of consequence was by no means sufficient to sup
- 97 "More! Impossible. Come, I see how it is; she has been unlucky at the card-table; you are angry, and therefore you speak, as angry people always do, {Footnote: Swift.} worse than you think.""No, not at all, I promise you. I am as perfectly
- 96 "It is very extraordinary that all your great relations show us so little civility, my dear. They do not seem to have much regard for you.""They have regard enough for me, and showed it formerly; but of late, to be sure, I confess, things a
- 95 After various airs, and graces, and doubts, and disdains, this, fair lady consented to make her lover happy, on the express condition that he should change his name from Darford to Germaine, that he should give up all share in the odious cotton manufactor
- 94 "My friend, Damat Zade, expressed the warmest grat.i.tude to me. 'You formerly saved my fortune: you have now saved my life; and a life yet dearer than my own, that of my daughter Fatima.'"At the sound of that name I could not, I belie
- 93 "She brought me word that the fury of the plague had much abated; but that she had met several funerals, and that she had heard many of the merchants cursing the folly of Murad the Unlucky, who, as they said, had brought all this calamity upon the in
- 92 At some miles distance from the city, I overtook a party of soldiers. I joined them; and learning that they were going to embark with the rest of the grand seignior's army for Egypt, I resolved to accompany them. If it be, thought I, the will of Maho
- 91 In the mean time, Mr. Hopkins, who could not go out of his own house without being insulted, or without fearing to be insulted, prepared to quit the country. "But before I go," said he, "I shall have the pleasure and triumph, at least, of m
- 90 "Do not be disheartened, my dear boys," said farmer Gray to his sons, who were watching with mournful earnestness the slackened motion of their water-wheel. "Saddle my horse for me, John; and get yourselves ready, both of you, to come with
- 89 "I wish, sir," cried he to Stafford, after pouring forth a volley of oaths, "you would mind your business, and not run after objects that are not fit for you. You are become good for nothing of late; careless, insolent, and not fit to be tr
- 88 "Not at our expense, my dear, for you know we made nothing of either tan-yard or mill; and now they pay us 30_l_. a year, and that punctually too. What should we do without it, now we have lost the place in the revenue? I am sure, I think we were ver
- 87 "Ohoo! I would not be bothered with anything of the kind. There's the mill of Rosanna there, beyond, was the plague of my life, till it stopped; and I was glad to have fairly done with it. Them that come after me may set it a-going again, and we
- 86 CHAPTER I.There are two sorts of content: one is connected with exertion, the other with habits of indolence; the first is a virtue, the second a vice. Examples of both may be found in abundance in Ireland. There you may sometimes see a man in sound healt
- 85 "Ay, Ellen, you are, as you always are, in the right; and all I desire now, in this world, is to make up for the past, and to fall to work in some way or other; for idleness was what first led me to the gaming-table."Mrs. Dolly opposed these goo
- 84 Mr. Belton, for that was the name of the gentleman who took notice of George, was a rich carpet manufacturer. He had a country-house near Paddington; and the acquaintance which was thus begun became a source of great happiness to George. Mr. Belton lent h
- 83 "La! you don't know what money is," said Mrs. Dolly. "Why haven't you five thousand pounds, man? You don't know what can be done with five thousand pounds, cousin Maurice.""No, nor you neither, cousin Dolly; or you&
- 82 William coolly answered that he was no miser, but that he thought money might be better laid out than in the lottery; for that there was more chance of a man's getting nothing for his money than of his getting a prize; that when a man worked for fair
- 81 "They say it is a bad note.""Well, I'll change it; bid them send it up.""They won't part with it, ma'am: they would not let it out of their hands, even to let me look at it for an instant.""What a riot abo
- 80 "Oh! yes, madam; but you have said so this many a week; and things are come to such a pa.s.s now, that husband says I shall not bring back the child without the money.""What can I do?" said Mrs. Ludgate.Lucy immediately took her purse
- 79 The more reason he had to know that his affairs were deranged, the more carefully he concealed all knowledge of them from his wife. Her ignorance of the truth not only led her daily into fresh extravagance, but was, at last, the cause of bringing things t
- 78 "Oh! a lamp in the style of a _chandaleer_ will do vastly well by night, which is the time one wants one's house to put the best foot foremost, for company; and by day we can make a s.h.i.+ft, somehow or other, I dare say. Any thing's bette
- 77 "Not at all at all, plase your honour," replied the haymaker: "and the truth of the matter is, I know nothing of the dog, good or bad; but I know something of his collar, if your name, plase your honour, is Hill, as I take it to be?"&q
- 76 So, when the dusk of the evening increased, our wise man set out towards the wood to consult the cunning man. Bampfylde the second, king of the gipsies, resided in a sort of hut made of the branches of trees: the verger stooped, but did not stoop low enou
- 75 Mr. O'Neill was not without his share of pride and proper spirit; nay, he had, it must be confessed, in common with some others of his countrymen, an improper share of pride and spirit. Fired by the lady's coldness, he poured forth a volley of r
- 74 Marvel told the boy that his fellow-servant should be heartily welcome to satisfy his curiosity; and the next morning the Frenchman came. He was a native of Languedoc, where woad is cultivated: he had been engaged in the manufacture of it, and Marvel soon
- 73 "My father says that he does not wish that I should be acquainted with Mrs. Stokes," said Lucy."Your father! Nonsense, child. Your father has lived all his life in the country, the Lord knows where; he has not lived in York, as I have; so h
- 72 "None shall carry it but myself," said Wright, holding fast his prize.She was apprehensive of losing him for ever, if she opposed what she thought his jealous humour; so she struggled no longer to hold him, but bade him make haste to return to h
- 71 "Your advice!" interrupted Miss Barton: "I shall follow no advice but my own." She walked up and down the small parlour in great agitation."Do as you please, my dear; but remember I cannot afford to _lay_ out of my money to all et
- 70 "I expect my friend and relation in town every hour," said he to her in a low voice; "and then I shall be able to settle with your brother about the sale of Clover-hill. You half promised that you would walk with me this morning." &quo
- 69 "A present!""Yes; if he lets you have a horse for a hundred, which you can sell for a hundred and twenty, does not he make you a present of twenty guineas?""Well, but I can tell you the reason for all that: he wants me to enter in
- 68 "No! Won't you let me cut down some of those trees for you, that are spoiling one another in your wood?""Not a tree shall be cut down. Not a stick shall be stirred. Not a change shall be made, I say.""Not a change for the bet
- 67 "The sultan was pleased with the proposal; but, recollecting how apt he was to change his humour, and how ill he received me when I returned from his tin-mines, I had the precaution to represent that, as this undertaking would be attended with consid
- 66 'I take the liberty to write for your information the familiar discourse Tippoo Sultan was pleased to enter into with me, that took place at the close of the experiments.'There were some silver trumpets, newly made, brought in to him for his ins
- 65 "I did not like to spoil the only good suit of clothes of which I was possessed; so, before I went down into the mine, I got from my master my old jacket, ap.r.o.n, and cap, in which being equipped, and furnished with a lantern, and rod for measuring
- 64 Tales And Novels.Volume 2.by Maria Edgeworth.PREFACE.Some author says, that a good book needs no apology; and, as a preface is usually an apology, a book enters into the world with a better grace without one. I, however, appeal to those readers who are no
- 63 _Mrs. Ulrica._ Ay, my little Kate, you may speak now as much as you will.--(_Their father kisses them eagerly._)--Ay, kiss them, kiss them; they are as good children as ever were born--and as honest: Kate, show him the purse, and ask him if it be his._Kat
- 57 Enter a Page_._Page_. Ladies! I have waited, according to your commands, till Count Helmaar appeared in the ante-chamber--he is there now, along with the ladies Christina and Eleonora._1st Dancer_. Now is our time--Count Helmaar shall hear our song to wel
- 56 ELEONORA, _a Swedish Lady, beloved by Count Helmaar_. CHRISTINA, _Sister to Helmaar_. ULRICA, _an old Housekeeper_. CATHERINE, _Wife to Christiern_.KATE _and_ ULRIC, _the Son and Daughter of Catherine--they are six and seven years old_._Serjeant, and a Tr
- 55 "How so?" said Mr. Mountague, eagerly."Because," said Helen, "if honour could not restrain his curiosity, it would hardly secure his secrecy.""Charming girl!" exclaimed Mr. Mountague, with enthusiasm. Helen, struck
- 54 "She never had the first, I can promise you," cried mademoiselle."Never," said Lady Augusta. The a.s.sertions had not the power to convince; they were p.r.o.nounced with much vehemence, but not with the simplicity of truth. Mr. Mountag
- 53 At these words, Lady Augusta's desire to have Gaudentio di Lucca suddenly increased; and she expressed vast curiosity to know the story of Berilla. "And pray what put you in mind of this book just now?" said she."These roses. In Berkel
- 62 _Christiern._ Oh, I cannot stay another moment: I must go home: who is it?_Footman_. 'Tis a poor man who has brought in two carts full of my master's baggage; and my master begs you'll be so very good as to see that the things are all right
- 61 _Mrs. Ulrica_. I!--no--I'll not be the enemy--my master's enemy!_Christiern_. Well, I'll be the enemy._Mrs. Ulrica_. You!--Oh no, you sha'n't be the enemy._Christiern_. Well, then, let the cake be the enemy._Mrs. Ulrica_. The cake
- 60 [_Catherine timidly moves her hands from before her face, sees the waistcoat, gives a faint scream, and falls back in a swoon. The peasant runs to support her.--At this instant the back door of the cottage opens, and_ ALEFTSON _enters_.]_Aleft_. Catherine
- 59 II.For us they spread their dainty fare, For us they scent the midnight air; For us their glow-worm lamps they light, For us their music cheers the night._Little Girl sings_.I.Ye fays and fairies, hasten here, Robed in glittering gossamere; With tapers br
- 58 _Helmaar_ (_kneels and kisses her hand_). Speak on, excellent fool._Christina and ladies_. Speak on, excellent fool--In came the Lady Eleonora, all in tears._Fool_. In comes the Lady Eleonora, all in tears--(_pauses and looks round_). Why now, what makes
- 52 Mr. Mountague looked with anxiety at Lady Augusta, to see what she thought of her governess's notions; but all that he could judge from her countenance was that she did not think at all. "Well, she has time enough before her to learn to think,&q
- 51 "One moment I fancy that he prefers _me_, the next moment I am certain he prefers another. Yesterday, when we were coming away from the green, I heard Mrs. Hargrave say to Lady S---- but why, mother, should I take up your time with these minute circ.
- 50 These words struck Helen to the heart: she walked on, leaning upon her sister's arm, who fortunately happened to know where she was going. Emma helped her sister to recollect that it was necessary to get into the carriage when the step was let down.
- 49 "Certainly--I think so.""Then I'll call black Tom, hey?--though I think one grows tired of going upon the water," muttered his lords.h.i.+p, as he left the room. "Couldn't one find something better?""Nothing be
- 48 "My little manufacture continued to prosper--by practice I grew more and more expert, and I had no longer any fears that I should not be able to maintain myself. It was fortunate for me that I was obliged to be constantly employed: whenever I was not
- 47 "I have kept it," said she, "a great, _great_ while, ever since we were at the Rational Toy-shop.""Mad. de Rosier, do look at this!" exclaimed Matilda--"here are letters quite plain!--I have found the name, I do believe,
- 46 "You are great readers, young ladies, I see: may we know what are your studies?"Miss Fanshaw, to show how well she could walk, crossed the room, and took up one of the books."'Alison upon Taste'--that's a pretty book, I dare
- 45 "No, indeed, madam," said Mad. de Rosier, who had not appeared in any haste to justify herself; "your children always show you affection by their own desire, never by mine: your penetration would certainly discover the difference between at
- 44 "A mouse, where?" said Mrs. Harcourt."Nowhere, ma'am," said Grace; "only Miss Matilda was hearing noises, and I said they must be mice.""There, mamma! there! that was not a mouse, surely!" said Matilda. "I
- 43 "The _ballet_ of Medea and Jason. It's a very fine thing, certainly; but one has seen it so often. Read on, my dear."Isabella then read a pa.s.sage, which, notwithstanding Mrs. Harcourt's inclination to be displeased, captivated her ea
- 42 "Only a dulcimer man, ma'am, playing for the young ladies.""Did you tell them I was ill, Grace?"It was the second time Mrs. Harcourt had asked this question. Grace was gratified by this symptom."Indeed, ma'am," she
- 41 "_Hot_!" cried Herbert, who criticized her language, in return for her criticism upon his radishes, "I don't think you can call a radish _hot_--it is cold, I think: I know what is meant by tasting sweet, or sour, or bitter.""
- 40 "Then," said Mad. de Rosier, "you cannot always expect your sister to admire the justice of your decisions.""No," replied Herbert; "but when I don't give her a reason, 'tis generally because it is not worth whi
- 39 "In former times, as n.o.body knows better than you, Mrs. Rebecca, I had my mistress's ear, and was all in all in the house, with her and the young ladies, and the old governess; and it was I that was to teach Master Herbert to read; and Miss Fa
- 38 Whilst Herbert's cart rolled on, Favoretta viewed it with scornful eyes; but at length, cured by the neglect of the spectators of this fit of disdain, she condescended to be pleased, and spied a few things worthy of her notice. Bilboquets, battledore
- 37 Whilst the ceremonies of the introduction were going on, Herbert kept himself aloof, and, with his whip suspended over the stick on which he was riding, eyed Mad. de Rosier with no friendly aspect: however, when she held out her hand to him, and when he h
- 36 "Miss Burrage, here's a purse for a young lady," said Mrs. Puffit."A purse for whom? Where?" said Miss Burrage, at last deigning to rise, and come out of her recess."There, ma'am," said the milliner. "Now for h
- 35 "To be taken for a thief!--Oh, to what have I exposed myself!" said Miss Warwick."Sit down, my dear, now we are in a room where we need not fear interruption--sit down, and don't tremble like an aspen leaf," said Lady Frances Some
- 34 "Gracious me!" exclaimed Nat, "whatever you are, you need not push one so.""What now, Betty Williams? is the wench mad or drunk?" cried Miss Hodges."We are to have a mad scene next, I suppose," said Miss Warwick, ca
- 33 "Where is she? Where is my Araminta?" cried Miss Warwick, as the maid was trying to open the outer pa.s.sage-door for her, which had a bad lock."Get up, get up, Natty; and get some fresh water in the tea-kettle--quick!" cried Miss Hodg
- 32 "Moi je sais!--I do know de demoiselle did stop in a coach at one house; I was in de street--I can show you de house.""Can you so, my good little fellow? then let us begone directly," said Lady Frances."You'll excuse me, sist
- 31 "For shame, before the young lady!" said Mr. Beatson, holding the hackney-coachman: "have done disputing so loud.""I've done, but she is wrong," cried Terence."I've done, put he is wrong," said Betty.Teren
- 30 Porett to Angelina: "you know the flower is so like a bee, that at first sight you might easily mistake it." Mrs. Porett, to convince Betty Williams that she had no cause for fear, went on before her into the hall; but Betty still hung back, cry
- 29 There was seated at a small table, in a perfectly neat parlour, a quaker, whose benevolent countenance charmed Angelina the moment she entered the room."Pardon this intrusion," said she."Friend, thou art welcome," said Dinah Plait, and
- 28 "Pless us, Cot pless us!" said the Welsh girl, who was quite overpowered by the Irishman's flow of words--and she was on the point of having recourse, in her own defence, to her native tongue, in which she could have matched either male or
- 27 "A scream!" cried Angelina; "Oh, my Araminta!--All is hushed again."--Then raising her voice, she called as loudly as she could at the window--"My Araminta! my unknown friend! be not alarmed, 'tis your Angelina."The door