PDF Books in Social Life Fiction
Little Foxes
by Harriet Beecher StoweEnthusius falls in love with Hermione, because she looks like a moonbeam,—because she is ethereal as a summer cloud, spirituelle. He commences forthwith the perpetual adoration system that precedes marriage. He assures her that she is too good for this world, too delicate and fair for any of the uses of poor mortality,—that she ought to tread on ro..
Three Loving Ladies
by Mrs. DowdallMessrs. Burridge and Co’s pantechnicons bumped majestically along the streets of Millport early in the morning. Mud seemed to be unaccountably falling from the sky through a close filter of smoke draped high above the town; for although there was no fog, the great stucco offices on either side of the street were slimy with coffee-coloured moisture,..
A Marriage in High Life, Volume II
by Lady ScottEaster was now fast approaching, and Fitzhenry announced to Emmeline his intention of going out of town for a fortnight,—but not to Arlingford—And he concluded by saying, that, of course, he supposed she would like to pass the time with her father at Charlton.At any other time, and under any other circumstances, how gladly would she have availed he..
Metzerott, Shoemaker
by Katharine Pearson WoodsKarl Metzerott, shoemaker, counted himself reasonably well-to-do in the world. It was a favorite saying of his (though he was not greatly given to sayings at any time, his days being so full of doings), that his Socialist opinions were not based upon his own peculiar needs; and that, when the Commune should supervene, as he fervently believed it mu..
Through Colonial Doorways
by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton"Through Colonial Doorways" by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work seeks to illuminate the social and domestic lives of people during the Colonial and Revolutionary times, focusing on the personal and intimate aspects of their lives rather than just historical events. This book finds relevan..