Author : Anthony Trollope
Release : 2018-01-23
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Book Synopsis John Caldigate, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) by : Anthony Trollope
Download or read book John Caldigate, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by Anthony Trollope. This book was released on 2018-01-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from John Caldigate, Vol. 1 He was, in truth, a stout, self-constraining man, silent unless when he had something to say. Then he could become loud enough, or perhaps it might be said, eloquent. To his wife he had been inwardly afiec tionate, but outwardly almost stern. To his daughters he had been the same, - always anxious for every good thing on their behalf, but never able to make the children conscious of his anxiety. When they were taken from him, he suffered in silence, as such men do suffer; and he suffered the more because he knew well how little of gentleness there had been in his manners with them. But he had hoped, as he sat alone in his desolate house, that it would be different with him and his only son, - with his son who was now the only thing left to him. But the son was a boy, and he had to look forward to what years might bring him rather than to present happiness from that source. When the boy came home for his holidays, the father would sometimes walk with him, and discourse on certain Chosen subjects, - on the politics of the day, in regard to which Mr. Caldigate was an advanced Liberal, on the abomination of the Game Laws, on the folly of Protection, on the antiquated absurdity of a State Church - as to all of which matters his son John lent him a very inattentive ear. Then the lad would escape and kill rabbits, or rats, or even take birds' nests, with a zest for such pursuits which was disgusting to the father, though he would not absolutely forbid them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
