Bøger af Maurice Hewlett

The Light Heart by Maurice Hewlett. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1920 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.

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The Forest Lovers - A Romance is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1903.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

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The Village Wife's Lament is a novel written by Maurice Hewlett and published in 1918. The story is set in a rural village in England and follows the life of a woman named Joan. She is married to a man who is often absent and neglectful, leaving her to care for their children and manage the household on her own. Joan's life becomes even more difficult when she is accused of witchcraft by her neighbors. She is forced to defend herself against the accusations and prove her innocence. Along the way, she discovers the harsh realities of life in a small village, where gossip and superstition can have devastating consequences.The novel explores themes of gender roles, social norms, and the power dynamics within a community. It also offers a vivid portrayal of life in rural England during the early 20th century. The Village Wife's Lament is a poignant and thought-provoking work that continues to resonate with readers today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

"Mr. Hewlett is one of those rare and happy authors who make niches for themselves quite apart from the ordinary trend of literature, where invidious comparisons cannot reach them. The quaint, mediaeval quality of his 'Forest Lovers ' has cast its spell over countless readers even while they questioned wherein that spell could lie. And so it is with his latest volume." -"Commercial Advertiser." "The range of his art would alone proclaim his remarkable quality as an author.... But what impresses the reader in Mr. Hewlett's scope is not merely its inclusion of many types and passions, of diverse scenes and colors, but that it involves uniformly a sure and easy seizure of the fundamental things lying unchanged forever beneath the surface " -"New York Tribune." "The style is forceful and picturesque, and the stories are so true to their locality that they read almost like translations." -"New York Times."bb "His picturesqueness and the other qualities of his style arc all his own, and they reveal an artistic charm that is at times fascinating, and is always attractive." -"Chicago Tribune." -All of these are from an advertisement in Book Reviews, Volume 7 [1899]

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Excerpt from In a Green Shade: A Country Commentary The title has become equivocal, since there are more green shades in employment now than were dreamed of by Andrew Marvell. Science is a great maker of homophones, without respect for the poets. There is, for instance, the demilune of lined buckram borne by the weak-eyed on their foreheads, the phylactery of the have-beens - I lay myself open to be believed a cripple, or to look an old fool. A vivacious reviewer in Punch's "Booking Office," will have a vision of me as a babbling elder peering at society from below a green pent. However - I must risk it. It says exactly what I mean; and what I have written I have written. The point is that, having worked hard for a good many years, I can now consider my latter end under conditions favourable to leisurely and extended thought, sometimes in a garden made, if rightly made, in my own image, sometimes in a house which was built aforetime, in a day when men wrought for posterity as well as for themselves. In such seed-plots it is impossible that one's thoughts should not take colour as they rise. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Open Country is a comedic novel written by Maurice Hewlett that is filled with witty dialogue and satirical commentary on the social and political issues of the early 20th century. The story follows the lives of several characters who inhabit a small village in the English countryside, including an eccentric artist, a wealthy landowner, and a young woman who dreams of escaping her mundane life. As they navigate their relationships and ambitions, they become embroiled in a scandal involving a stolen painting and a corrupt politician. With its clever humor and biting critique of society, Open Country is a must-read for fans of British literature and social satire.1909. Hewlett, English novelist, poet and essayist best known for his historical romances and travel books, begins Open Country: The name of Thomas Welbore Percival was soundly respected in the city of London. It stood for a turnover of fifteen thousand pounds, and a private income of at least six thousand a year. It centered in the person of a rosy-gilled, full-waistcoated gentleman of middle life-Mr. Percival was five-and-fifty and admitted it-to whom a joke was dear, and not less dear because its scope and measurements were accurately known. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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"There is a freshness, a vivacity about the narrative itself, as well as about the style, that carries the reader more or less breathlessly along from one thrilling scene to another, and leaves him at the end with little disposition to lay down the book. We sincerely commiserate the jaded reader who cannot find amusement in 'The Forest Lovers.' ""-The Critic. " "Mr. Hewlett has produced the most strikingly poetical and original novel that has seen the light for a long time." "-Review of Reviews. " "The plot is boldly conceived and strongly sustained; the characters arc vigorously drawn and are thrown into striking contrast. . . It leads the reader far from the dusty highway; it ts touched with the penetrating power of the imagination; it has human interest and idyllic loveliness." "-Hamilton W. Mable. " "'The Forest Lovers' is almost an inspiration. It confirms the author's title to a high place as a master of the art of fiction writing." "-Brooklyn Eagle. " "-From an advertisement in Book Reviews," Volume 7 [1899]

Excerpt: ..."I am very drunk. That is just what I am." "Come you with me," said Leif, "and you shall be no more drunk." Then it was that Dirk said, "Let us sit down. I'll tell you where I've been." So they sat down together in the moonlight. Then Dirk told him that he had outwalked the others and passed out of the forest belt and reached a ridge of low hills. When he came to them he found that they were a tangle of wild vines. "And I know what vines are very well," he stopped to say, "for in my country there is no lack of them." Now these vines, he said, were loaded with grapes, some still ripe, but mostly over-ripe and fallen; and in a hollow of the rocks he had come to a pool of water wherein the grapes had fallen and fermented. "There," said he, "was my wine-vat, and there was I. The rest, master, you know." "Can you take me to that place to-morrow?" Leif asked him. Dirk said that he could. "Well," Leif said, "here is our work then. We will collect what we can of your grapes, and load our ship with timber. That will fill up the winter for us; and in the spring we will go home." And that was the way of it. The timber which they got was fine wood, and fit for building. They stored what grapes they could, and having a good-sized meal-tub on board, they made wine in it. They had samples of self-sown grain, too, and the skins of animals which they had trapped or shot with bows. When the spring came, they loaded their ship and sailed out of the lake into the open sea; but they left on shore the huts which they had made, meaning to return. At parting Leif said: "That country deserves a good name, and shall have one. I call it Wineland the Good." XV Leif in after days had his name of The Lucky, not for the great country which he had explored, nor for what he brought back from it, nor for the good passage home which he made, but for another reason altogether. It was the fact that the wind never failed them from the day they set out until that one on which they first...

Bendish: A Study in Prodigality is a novel written by Maurice Hewlett. The story revolves around the life of a young man named Bendish, who is born into a wealthy family but has a reckless nature. He spends his life indulging in various vices and pleasures, including gambling, drinking, and women. Despite his extravagant lifestyle, he is unable to find true happiness and fulfillment.The novel explores the themes of wealth, power, and the consequences of excess. It also delves into the psychology of addiction and the impact it can have on individuals and their families. The character of Bendish is portrayed as a tragic figure, who is unable to break free from his self-destructive behavior.The book is set in the late 19th century and offers a vivid portrayal of the social and cultural norms of the time. The language used in the novel is rich and descriptive, capturing the essence of the era. The narrative is engaging and thought-provoking, keeping the reader hooked till the end.Overall, Bendish: A Study in Prodigality is a timeless classic that offers a fascinating insight into the human psyche and the perils of excess. It is a must-read for anyone interested in literature, psychology, and social history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

"The Fool Errant" from Maurice Hewlett. English historical novelist, poet and essayist (1861-1923).

Excerpt from Rest Harrow: A Comedy of Resolution An observant traveller, homing to England by the Ostend-Dover packet in the April of some five years ago, relished the vagaries of a curious couple who arrived by a later train, and proved to be both of his acquaintance. He had happened to be early aboard, and saw them come on. They were a lady of some personal attraction, comfortably furred, who, descending from a first-class carriage, was met by a man from a third-class, bare-headed, free in the neck, loosely clad in grey flannel trousers which flapped about his thin legs in the sea-breeze, a white sweater with a rolling collar, and a pair of sandals upon brown and sinewy feet uncovered by socks: these two. The man's garniture was extraordinary, but himself no less so. He had a lean and deeply bronzed face, hatchet-shaped like a Hindoo's. You looked instinctively for rings in his ears. His moustache was black and sinuous, outlining his mouth rather than hiding it. His hair, densely black, was longish and perfectly straight. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

To that Glum, blinking hard, replied that there were things which any man might ask of another without reproach. "But," said Ogmund, "I would venture what I have of my own, so that what I win may be my own without cavil." "That's very fair," said Glum; "and what is it you expect to get out of the voyage?" Ogmund laughed a little, and spoke lightly. "Why," he said, "I expect to get rather more than I give for everything. That is the trader's way, the chapman's way. If he has a piece of goods that breeds no profit, overboard with it. It has not earned its stowage." Now Glum had his lips shut like a trap, and blinked fearfully. "Ah," he said, "and fame, and great report, and the lifted hands of men-what of those?"

"Love and Lucy" from Maurice Hewlett. English historical novelist, poet and essayist (1861-1923).

"Lore of Proserpine" from Maurice Hewlett. English historical novelist, poet and essayist (1861-1923).

The Fool Errant is a novel written by Maurice Hewlett. It tells the story of a young man named Peter Margerison, who is sent away from his home in England to study in Paris. Peter is a dreamer and a romantic, and he quickly becomes enamored with the city and its people.As he navigates the streets of Paris, Peter encounters a cast of characters, including artists, writers, and musicians. He falls in love with a beautiful young woman named Helene, but their relationship is complicated by her past and the expectations of society.Peter's journey takes him across Europe, where he continues to search for meaning and purpose in his life. Along the way, he learns important lessons about love, friendship, and the true nature of happiness.The Fool Errant is a captivating and thought-provoking novel that explores themes of identity, self-discovery, and the pursuit of happiness. It is a timeless story that continues to resonate with readers today.I never credited her with more than charity towards myself; and if I gloried in the fact that I was privileged to love so wondrous a being, the thought humiliated me at the same time. I was conscious of my nothingness before her worthiness, and desperate to fit myself for her high society. A noble rage for excellence possessed me; like any champion or knight of old I strove to approve my manhood, only that I might lay the spoils of it at her sacred feet.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

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The Forest Lovers is a novel written by Maurice Hewlett, first published in 1898. Set in medieval England, the story follows the lives of two young lovers, Robin Hood and Maid Marian, as they navigate the dangers of the forest and the political turmoil of the time.Robin Hood, a skilled archer and outlaw, lives in the forest with his band of followers. Maid Marian, a noblewoman, is forced to flee her home and seek refuge in the forest after her father is accused of treason. The two meet and fall in love, but their happiness is threatened by the machinations of Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham.As Robin and Marian struggle to stay together, they become embroiled in a larger conflict between the Saxons and the Normans, with Robin leading a rebellion against the oppressive rule of the Normans. The novel explores themes of love, loyalty, and justice, as well as the beauty and danger of the forest.Hewlett's writing style is rich and poetic, with vivid descriptions of the forest and its inhabitants. The Forest Lovers is considered a classic of historical fiction and has inspired numerous adaptations in film, television, and literature.Prosper le Gai--all Morgraunt before him--rose from his bed before the Countess had turned in hers; and long before the Abbot could get alone with Dom Galors he was sighing for his breakfast. He had, indeed, seen the dawn come in, caught the first shiver of the trees, the first tentative chirp of the birds, watched the slow filling of the shadowy pools and creeks with the grey tide of light. From brake to brake he struggled, out of the shade into the dark, thence into what seemed a broad lake of daylight. He met no living thing; or ever the sun kissed the tree-tops he was hungry.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.