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Mar 21, 2008 · Daisy Ashford: her book by Ashford, Daisy. Publication date 1920 Topics Ashford, Angela Publisher ... FULL TEXT download. download 1 ...
Jul 26, 2007 · Daisy Ashford, her book : a collection of the remaining novels ... 2007: no visible notice of copyright; stated date is 1920. ... Full catalog record MARCXML.
- Preface
- Author's Foreword
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 9
By Irvin S. Cobb
To your true discoverer the compensationsof his trade come when he points with prideto the continent or the great natural fact orthe new author he discovered and criesaloud before all creation: "See what I havefound!" So, aside from the compliment and thehonor of it, I feel added gratification andadded pleasure that I should be invited towrite a foreword for the first Americanedition of Miss Daisy Ashford's second book.You see, I claim the distinction of having beenthe first person in America...
"A Short Story of Love and Marriage," Iwrote at eight years old. It was dictated to myfather, who took it down faithfully word forword. My very first story, "Mr. Chapmer'sBride," which was also dictated, is amongthose that have been lost. "The True Historyof Leslie Woodcock" was a later production,and was written at about the age ofeleven as a surp...
LOVE
Mr. Molvern was a red haired quick temperedgentleman, with very small grey eyesand a clever looking pink face. He would alwayswear brown suits, but as everybody saidhe looked much better in black. Mrs. Molvernwas quite on the contrary. She had indeeda quiet temper, with a pale delicate lookingface with large brown eyes that lookedat people with great interest, and her fair hairglistened in the sun. She usually wore halfdirty white dresses, and in going out she worea dark blue velvet jacket wi...
MARRIAGE
"Wellpretty dear," said Burke as he approachedEdith's garden. "Angel! I have been waiting for you tocome and talk about the wedding." "Yes I am perfectly settled," said Burke,and he began: "I have written to my peopleand they have written back to say yes I maymarry you, and kind Mrs. Molvern is havingsuch a nice wedding suit made for me, and Ithink we will be prepared to receive the Sacramentof Matrimony next Thursday." "Thank you so much," said Edith "supposewe talk about it now here on this...
THE BALL
At last the happy day arrived and as thecarriages drew up in front of Astma HouseLeslie's form might be seen standing on thedoor step looking out for when Sylvia wouldarrive. At last she came and Leslie offeredhis hand to help her up the steps. Sylvia was attired in costly white satin withan edging of beaver round the skirt. The bodywas trimmed with real Venetian Point. Uponher hands she wore pink kid gloves and in herhair a pink may blossom. Her small wellformed feet were clad in white high...
AFTER THE BALL
She was the only daughter of Colonel Saundersof the 159th who having lost a lot ofmoney in the army was now in very poor circumstances.His wife had died five years previouslyand left him with three sons and adaughter. The eldest son William was a tallstout elderly man of about 25 who followedhis father's profession. Robert the next wasfair and delicate looking taking after hismother and lived very much at home and wasjust 21 years of age. The youngest son Frederickwho was Isobel's junior by 4...
AFTER THE BALL
Whilstthis scene was taking place at VebenaVilla, a very different one was going on atYellowflower Hall. While sitting at the breakfast table SylviaMonton was wondering how to ask her uncleif she might come to terms with Leslie Woodcock. Presently Mr. Earlsdown rose from his chairand seizing his pipe he entered his study roaring'Private Tommy Atkins' at the top of hisloud voice. "I am afraid my uncle is in one of hisboisterous moods" sighed Sylvia finishing hercoffee, "but he does get so exci...
THE ELOPEMENT
It was brought to him in his room whilstdressing for an afternoon party. Leslie readit carefully through and then throwing it onthe floor seezed his head in his hands andthought it over. Presently he looked up with, a determinedexpression on his face "I must marry her"he cried, and then sitting down he picked upa sheet of writing paper and prepared to answerthe note and this was what he said. He then told one of the servants to take theabove to Yellowflower Hall and give it intoMiss Monton's...
THE LODGINGS
"I can't afford very good lodgings" said Leslie"my money must last until I get employment. "Where shall we go then?" said Sylvia. "To some common lodging house" said Leslie"you see youhave clean sheets if they areneedful—ah there is the lodging house." So he and Sylvia approached a filthy houseat the end of a narrow street, Leslie knockedat the door and after waiting 10 minutes adirty old woman with a candle in her hand,opened the door. "What is it you want? she said, "disturbingme this time...
THE MARRIAGE
"I wonderwhere we can find a church to bemarried in" said Sylvia. "We dont look as though we were goingtobe married" said Leslie "and I feel so soiledafter sleeping in that lodging house." "I should think you do" said Sylvia "I neverfelt so dirty in my life—why there is a churchLeslie" "Yes I know but I mean to buy you a whiteveil and a piece of lace" said Leslie "here isa shilling get what you can" Sylvia hurried across the road and soon returnedwith a yard of book muslin for a veiland 1/2 a...
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Jun 29, 2008 · Overall, ""Daisy Ashford, Her Book"" is a charming and entertaining collection of novels that offers a unique perspective on life in turn-of-the-century England.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations.
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Daisy Ashford: Her Book: A Collection of the Remaining Novels. Daisy Ashford. George H. Doran Company, 1920 - Great Britain - 324 pages. 0 Reviews. Reviews aren't ...
Buy Daisy Ashford, Her Book: A Collection Of The Remaining Novels By The Author Of The Young Visiters, Together With The Jealous Governes (1920) by Ashford, Daisy, Ashford, Angela, Cobb, Irvin S (ISBN: 9781436817929) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Daisy Ashford. Daisy Ashford, full name Margaret Mary Julia Ashford (later Devlin) was an English writer who is most famous for writing The Young Visiters, a novella concerning the upper class society of late 19th century England, when she was just nine years old. The novella was published in 1919, preserving her juvenile spelling and punctuation.
