This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...She died when she was very young. Her husband shot himself with grief for her. She might have sung that song to him--who knows? The Child chokes and swallows her tears at the end of the song, and when she looks at Miss Salome she sees that her eyes, too, are full of tears. "Oh, I have made you cry! I am sorry--so sorry ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...She died when she was very young. Her husband shot himself with grief for her. She might have sung that song to him--who knows? The Child chokes and swallows her tears at the end of the song, and when she looks at Miss Salome she sees that her eyes, too, are full of tears. "Oh, I have made you cry! I am sorry--so sorry!" Miss Salome wipes her eyes. "If I make my guests unhappy, they will not care to come again," she says. "Ring for Peter, dear child." So the Child taps the bell, and Peter comes gravely in with the beautiful silver tray, and in a flutter of delight the Child forgets the song and the picture. Miss Salome cuts the dark frosted cake, and dishes into glass plates the candied ginger, floating in syrup, and pours out cups of real tea. And the Fairy Princess is served with a banquet worthy of her dreams. Oh, to be at last in Miss Salome's mansion! The clock chimes for half-past five. Heaven is over. She brushes the crumbs to a little heap on her gilt-rimmed plate. "I must go now, I think," she says with obvious effort. Her hostess smiles. "But you will come next week?" she asks And the Child's face lights up. "Oh, yes! I'll surely come next week, surely? she replies with emphasis. So she goes arounc to Miss Salome's chair, and the beautiful ringed hand raises her face and strokes her little freckled cheek. "Good-by, my Sunshine!" she says. The Child catches the hand in a rush of loving worship and kisses it. "I will never be cross to William Searles again, never!" she cries. "I will be good to everybody--even to stupid people!" Miss Salome pinches her cheek and laughs. And the Child goes out and down the steps of the terrace, rapt, wondering, lifted to a height of ...
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Add this copy of The Madness of Philip and Other Tales of Childhood to cart. $7.79, fair condition, Sold by UHR Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hollis Center, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1902 by McClure, Phillips & Co..
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F. Y. Cory. G. Even before breakfast his mother found Philip checking her dimensions and trying to put his sister into a pillow case. Red binding, paste down pictorial cover divided into 9 parts showing Philip in various escapades. Edge wear, some soil.
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NY 1902 1st (March 1902). Sm.8vo., 222pp., illustrated by F. Y. Cory, original printed hardcover. Good, innerhinges cracked; light rubbing on spine ends.
