The Unclassed


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Short excerpt: Miss Rutherford darted into the schoolroom and at once there was quietness save for half-choked sobs here and there and a more ominous kind of moaning from the crowded corner.




The Reason Why


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This early work by Elinor Glyn was originally published in 1912 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Reason Why' is a novel about an impoverished countess and an arranged marriage that she wishes to avoid. Elinor Glyn was born on 17th October 1864 in Saint Helier, Jersey. She was the youngest daughter of a civil engineer, Douglas Southerland, and his wife Elinor Saunders. Elinor Glyn began her writing career in 1900 and was a pioneer of the risqué and romantic fiction genre. She went on to write many popular books such as 'Beyond the Rocks' (1906), 'Love's Blindness' (1926), and 'It' (1927), in which she coined the term 'It', meaning the animal magnetism that some individuals possess.




The Damsel and the Sage


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This early work by Elinor Glyn was originally published in 1903 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Damsel and the Sage' is a great work of romantic fiction by the author of 'Three Weeks'. She was the youngest daughter of a civil engineer, Douglas Southerland, and his wife Elinor Saunders. Elinor Glyn began her writing career in 1900 and was a pioneer of the risqué and romantic fiction genre. She went on to write many popular books such as 'Beyond the Rocks' (1906), 'Love's Blindness' (1926), and 'It' (1927), in which she coined the term 'It', meaning the animal magnetism that some individuals possess.




Halcyone


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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.




The Visits of Elizabeth


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Elizabeth Visits America


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Reproduction of the original: Elizabeth Visits America by Elinor Glyn




The Man and the Moment


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"The Man and the Moment" by Elinor Glyn is about Michael, a good-looking aristocrat, who is trying to avoid marrying his mistress, a married woman who's about to become a widow and often jokes that he should marry someone else before his mistress becomes available. In comes a French-American tourist tumbling through a secret passage in his Scottish castle. Sabine is seventeen and very rich, but can't get her hands on her money until she's twenty-one or married. Hoping to solve each other's problems, their lives get mixed up in a comedic romantic drama of the ages.