ISBN: 9780217122030

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1806. Not … Mehr…

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1806. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... I was still on fny knees, and breathing a fervent prayer for the safety of him I loved; I concluded it with a wish that if his soul had fled from earth, mine might be called to follow it. Wretched beyond description, I continued for two days alone in my chanlber; in the evening of the third, my father came to me, and exerted hisparental authority to compel me to dress myself, and join a party which I found he had invited to a dance that night, inhonour of LordRufus. Constrained to obey, I dressed myself, and went down; to my astonishment, I found that the festivities of the night were to be held in the air, and that the gardens were illuminated for that purpose. I entered them; various groups of dancers, in the dresses of shepherds, shepherdesses, and other fantastic characters, met my eyes; and Lord Rufus, the gayest of the festive croud, came directly to me, to claim; my hand as his own. Heart-rending congratulations on my approaching marriage were poured into my ear from every tongue. The music, and various sounds of mirth which filled the gardens, almost maddened me; and with the first opportunity I retired rhto a corner, where I burst into tears. The only individual who observed my retreat was a person in the garb of an old shepherd, whose grey hairs and grizzly beard almost concealed his countenance: I saw him pass two or three times before the arbour where I sat; at length he spoke.-- ''Eloise, do you not know me?'' he said. --It was the voice of D''Altonville. ''Good Heavens!'' I exclaimed--'' are you here?'' ''Yes,'' returned he; ''but to-morrow I depart. I am thankful that I have found this opportunity for bidding you farewell. Angels guard you, and make you blest and happy!'' he cried, pressing me me to his breast--'' we may perhaps never meet again!... Francis Lathom, Books, History, The Mysterious Freebooter; Or, The Days Of Queen Bess Books>History, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9780217122030

The year is 1587. Conflicts with Scottish borderers and rampaging banditti threaten England's peace and security, and Queen Elizabeth orders Lord William de Mowbray to fortify his castle … Mehr…

The year is 1587. Conflicts with Scottish borderers and rampaging banditti threaten England's peace and security, and Queen Elizabeth orders Lord William de Mowbray to fortify his castle against the invaders. Meanwhile, within the castle, Lord William's daughter Rosalind has fallen in love with the orphan Edward and will do anything to avoid a forced marriage with the sinister Lord Rufus de Madginecourt. Incensed at learning of Rosalind's love for Edward, Lord William sends him to Flanders, where he arranges to have him unjustly imprisoned. With her Edward unable to protect her, can Rosalind withstand the combined persecutions of her father and Lord Rufus? Who is Allanrod, the mysterious Scottish freebooter who seems determined to possess her? And what is the bloodstained spectre clad in black armour the servants have seen haunting the castle grounds?An incredible success when it first appeared in 1806, The Mysterious Freebooter was Francis Lathom's most popular novel and one of the bestselling novels of the first half of the nineteenth century. This new edition makes The Mysterious Freebooter - which is as entertaining and suspenseful today as when it was first published - available to new generations of readers. Books History~~General Mysterious-Freebooter-or-the-Days-of-Queen-Bess~~Francis-Lathom General Books LLC This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Lane in 1806 in 328 pages; Subjects: Fiction / Classics; Fiction / Historical; Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical; Fiction / Romance / Suspense;<