...liot 1872 To my dear Husband, George Henry Lewes, in this nineteenth year of our blessed union. Contents Book I — Miss Brooke . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...arch 1 Book I Miss Brooke Prelude W ho that cares much to know the history of man, and how the mysterious mixture behaves under the varying experiment... ...ld theological books! Such a wife might awaken you some fine morning with a new scheme for the application of her income which would interfere with pol... ... were at large, one might know and avoid them. The rural opinion about the new young ladies, even among the cottagers, was generally in favor of Celia... ...e,” said Mrs. Cadwallader. “Your rich Lowick farmers are as curious as any buffaloes or bisons, and I dare say you don’t half see them at church. They... ...r?” said Mrs. Garth, laying the letters down. “I shall go to the school at York,” said Mary. “I am less unfit to teach in a school than in a family. I ... ...” said Caleb, gently, looking at his daughter. “Yes, father: the school at York. I have determined to take it. It is quite the best. Thirty five pounds... ...the best means— something to which she must go doggedly. Was there not the geography of Asia Minor, in which her slackness had often been rebuked by M... .... Garth was alarmed lest they should never be well grounded in grammar and geography. Nevertheless, they were found quite forward enough when they wen...

...Excerpt: Prelude; Who that cares much to know the history of man, and how the mysterious mixture behaves under the varying experiments of Time, has not dwelt, at least briefly, on the life of Saint Theresa, has not smiled with some gentleness at the thought of the little girl walkin...

...Table of Contents: Book I ?Miss Brooke, 1 -- Prelude, 1 -- Chapter I., 3 -- Chapter II., 10 -- Chapter III., 16 -- Chapter IV., 25 -- Chapter V., 31 -- Chapter VI., 38 -- Chapter VII., 47 -- Chapter VIII., 51 -- Chapter IX., 55 -- ...