Elinor Glyn

Hon var bara 17 år när hon gifte sig med den trettio år äldre Humphrey, en man som hon hyste ett djupt förakt för. Året är 1905 och de har nyligen flyttat till ett gammalt hus, för att börja om. Systern Letitia kommer på besök, vilket betyder äventyr, spänning och en början på en ny romans ... -

Michael Arranstoun är en vacker och rik ung man. Han har nyligen ärvt ett magnifikt skotskt slott, ett slott som liksom alla andra Arranstounska egendomar blivit berövat med hjälp av våld och brutalitet. Som den rastlösa själ Michael är, beger han sig ut i Europa och stöter där ihop med både fiender och vänner. Den vilda charm han besitter använder han sig utav för att förföra unga damer. -

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He was a fine old man with a splendid presence, his gray hair was longer than is usual and a silvery beard flowed over his chest. Halcyone at once likened him to Cheiron in the picture of him in her volume of Kingsley's "Heroes." They stared at one another and the old man rose and came to the window. Halcyone did not move. "Who are you, little girl?" he said. "And what do you want?" "I want to know who you are, and why you have come here?" she answered fearlessly. "I am Halcyone, you know." The old man smiled. "That ought to tell me everything," he said, gravely, "but unfortunately it does not

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1902 Original Publisher: Harper

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