 Prologue — though he cannot but be harrowed by the long agony of the story, and the human anguish of every page, is unable to lay it down ; almost in spite of himself he has to read and to suffer to the bitter end. To me, I confess, it is the most terrible...  Stories of Australia in the Early Days - Page xxiby Marcus Clarke - 1897 - 200 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Francis Hogan - 1888 - 372 pages
...reader who takes it up and gets beyond the prologue, though he cannot but be harrowed by the long agony of the story and the human anguish of every page,...confess, it is the most terrible of all novels, more terrible than ' Oliver Twist ' or Victor Hugo's most startling effects, for the simple reason that... | |
 | Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke - 1890 - 562 pages
...fascination of the work (Y//J Natural Lift-.) The reader, though he cannot but Ix; harrowed by the long agony of the story and the human anguish of every page,...confess, it is the most terrible of all novels, more terrible than Oliver Twist, or Victor Hugo's most startling effects, for the simple reason that it... | |
 | Garnet Wolseley Wolseley (Viscount) - 1894 - 516 pages
...who takes it up and gets beyond the Prologue — though he cannot but be harrowed by the long agony of the story, and the human anguish of every page, is unable to lay it down ; ilmost in spite of himself he has to read and to suffer to the bitter end. To me, I confess, it Is... | |
 | Rhoda Broughton - 1895 - 426 pages
...who takes it up and gets beyond the Prologue — though he cannot but be harrowed by the long agony of the story, and the human anguish of every page,...confess, it is the most terrible of all novels, more terrible than ' Oliver Twist,' or Victor Hugo's most startling effects, for the simple reason that... | |
 | Earl Frederick Sleigh Roberts Roberts - 1897 - 650 pages
...who takes it up and gets beyond the Prologue— though he cannot but be harrowed by the long agony of the story, and the human anguish of every page,...confess, it is the most terrible of all novels, more terrible than 'Oliver Twist,' or Victor Hugo's most startling effects, for the simple renson that it... | |
 | Earl Frederick Sleigh Roberts Roberts - 1897 - 648 pages
...who takes it up and gete beyond the Prologue — though he cannot but be harrowed by the long agony of the story, and the human anguish of every page,...to suffer to the bitter end. To me, I confess, it IH the most terrible of all novels, more terrible than 'Oliver Twist/ or Victor Hugo's moat startling... | |
 | Earl Frederick Sleigh Roberts Roberts - 1897 - 650 pages
...K«*A beyond the Prologue — though he cannot but be harrowed 1,y the long agouy of the story, und the human anguish of every page, is unable to lay...he has to read and to suffer to the bitter end. To ine, I confess, it is the most terrible of all novels, more terrible than 'Oliver Twist,' or Victor... | |
 | Jane T. Stoddart - 1900 - 198 pages
...albeit a very necessary part of the narrative — although he cannot but be harrowed by the long agony of the story and the human anguish of every page,...down : almost in spite of himself he has to read and suffer to the bitter end. To me, I confess, it is the most terrible of all novels, more terrible than... | |
 | Thomas F. G. Coates - 1900 - 804 pages
...albeit a very necessary part of the narrative — although he cannot but be harrowed by the long agony of the story and the human anguish of every page,...down : almost in spite of himself he has to read and suffer to the bitter end. To me, I confess, it is the most terrible of all novels, more terrible than... | |
 | 1900 - 532 pages
...power of the book. The reader who takes it up, . . . though he cannot but be harrowed by the long agony of the story and the human anguish of every page, is unable toilay it down ; almost in spite of himself he has to read and to suffer to the bitter end. To me,... | |
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