Kate Vernon: A Tale Vol. 3

by Mrs. Alexander

Excerpt from Kate Vernon, Vol. 3: A Tale
If you will leave the room, he returned, recovering himself. I will do my best, but the consciousness that you, in your extreme anxiety, are watching me, will paralyse my best efforts.

156 pages, Paperback

Published July 1, 2023

About the author

Mrs Alexander was the pseudonym assumed by Annie Hector (née Annie French) (1825-1902), novelist. Born in Dublin, she moved to Liverpool, then London. In 1845 she became a magazine writer with encouragement from Mrs [Anna Maria] Hall, issuing her first novel, Look Before You Leap, in 1865.