An epistolary novel, following the observations made by a young debutante to her mother -- the marriages, morals, fashion, and homes of high society are revealed, along with the intimate, clandestine relationships between those at the top of the soci...
This early work by Elinor Glyn was originally published in 1901 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Letters of her Mother to Elizabeth' is Glyn's first attempt at authorship. She was the youngest d...
"Everything!" he said, in a fury, thumping the table so hard that a little Dresden-china figure fell down and broke into pieces on the parquet floor. "Everything! Your great eyes are always sad. You never take the least interest in anything about any...
Theodora Fitzgerald is a young woman who is forced to marry Josiah Brown, an older and wealthier man, but later she falls in love with someone else....
Now this is an episode in a young man's life, and has no real beginning or ending. And you who are old and have forgotten the passions of youth may condemn it. But there are others who are neither old nor young who, perhaps, will understand and find ...
"Now we are staying in a country palace with the family we met on the boat, whom the Americans we know in England would not speak to; in fact, I am sure they are rather hurt at our coming here; but Octavia says she prefers to see something we do not ...
No, everyone is dead. His mother worshipped him, but she died when he was scarcely eighteen, and his father before that. His mother is his adored memory. In all the mad scenes which he and his companions, I am afraid, have enacted in the Fontonka hou...
People often wondered what nation the great financier, Francis Markrute, originally sprang from. He was now a naturalized Englishman and he looked English enough. He was slight and fair, and had an immaculately groomed appearance generally-which even...
This early work by Elinor Glyn was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ''Halcyone'' is a novel about a young heroine and her romantic life. She was the youngest daughter of a civil engi...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...
"Tall, stern and cynical, Sir Hugh Dremont is one of Elinor Glyn's most attractive heroes and Guinevere- pale, sensitive and spiritual- one of her most appealing heroines" -Barbara Cartland...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...
Letters to Caroline by her affectionate godmother....
The story of a self-made woman who, by her courage and her brains, worked her way up the ladder of life, and made good as she rose. "I always did say that you would pick up rubbishly ideas bothering after those evening lectures and French classes-...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...
This early work by Elinor Glyn was originally published in 1925 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Great Moment' is a work of romantic fiction that was later adapted into a Hollywood film starring Gloria Swan...
This early work by Elinor Glyn was originally published in 1925 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'This Passion Called Love' is a non-fiction work that gives advice on love and includes chapters on 'Keeping a Man...
This early work by Elinor Glyn was originally published in 1933 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Sooner of Later' is a romance novel. Elinor Glyn was born on 17th October 1864 in Saint Helier, Jersey. Elinor Gl...
And the Damsel said to the Sage: "Now, what is life? And why does the fruit taste bitter in the mouth?" And the Sage answered, as he stepped from his cave: "My child, there was once a man who had two ears like other people..."...
This early work by Elinor Glyn was originally published in 1907 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Three Things' is a great work of romantic fiction by the author of 'Three Weeks'. She was the you...