Colomba and CarmenVizitelly, 1881 - 218 Seiten |
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Ajaccio Andalusian Anton appearance asked assassinated ball ballata bandit Barricini Basque Bastia blunderbuss Brandolaccio brave brother Brusco Carmen Castriconi Chilina cigar Colonel Della Rebbia comrades corregidor Corsican cried curé dagger Dancaïre daughter Don José door English exclaimed eyes father fire followed Garcia gendarmes Gibraltar gipsy girl give goatherds hand head heard honour horse killed lady las Sierpes laugh leave letter lieutenant look Mademoiselle Colomba mantilla maquila mâquis mayor Miss Nevil monsieur mouflon mountains never night once Orlanduccio Orso Orso's passed perhaps piastres Pietranera pocket-book poor prefect préfet prison replied ringdove Saveria seemed Señor Seville shot sister smile soldiers soon speak stopped talk tell thing thought threw to-morrow told Tomaso took turned vengeance village Vincentello voice William Ewart Gladstone wish woman women word wounded young
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Seite 204 - ... all probabilities as to be a positive insult to the common sense of the reader. Yet strange, startling-, incomprehensible as is the narrative which the author has here evolved, every word of it is true.
Seite 2 - Novel-readers owe the publishers a deep debt of gratitude for providing an entirely new and harmless source of literary enjoyment, a fountain flowing with the milk and honey of culture, sparkling with wit and humour, having the flavour of real life and the colour of romance.
Seite 204 - We can, without fear of contradiction, describe Mr. Henry Vizetelly's 'Story of the Diamond Necklace' as a book of thrilling interest. He has not only executed his task with skill and faithfulness, but also with tact and delicacy.
Seite 204 - OF MARIE-ANTOINETTE, WITH PARTICULARS OF THE CAREERS OF THE OTHER ACTORS IN THIS REMARKABLE DRAMA. BY HENRY VIZETELLY. ILLUSTRATED WITH AN EXACT REPRESENTATION OF THE DIAMOND NECKLACE AND A PORTRAIT OF THE COUNTESS DE LA MOTTE, ENGRAVED ON STEEL.
Seite 67 - Anton'," said the old servant ; " the finest ' pinsuto '- of Bocognauo or Bastelica, does not cut a handsomer figure !" Orso breakfasted in his new costume. During the repast, he told his sister that his trunk contained a certain number of books, and that it was his intention to send for others to France and Italy, and to make her study hard. " For it is a shame, Colomba, that a great girl like you should be ignorant of things the children on tho continent learn almost as soon as they are out of...
Seite 74 - I lodged a ball in his head," said the bandit coolly. Orso was horrorstruek. Curiosity, however, and perhaps also a wish to postpone his return home, made him remain where he was and continue the conversation with the two men, each of whom had at least one murder on his conscience. Whilst his comrade was talking, Brandolaccio...
Seite 40 - Bonapartist conspiracy, to change the order of succession to the throne, and to excite the citizens to arm against each other, crimes denounced by the articles 86 and 91 of the penal code.