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Sheer Off: A Tale
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Nancy gave another contemptuous snort, but without specifying for whom it was in tended. Ben Stone went on with his planing of the shelf and his praise of the school-master, his hand having a very different effect from his tongue for the more he planed, the smoother grew the wood; while the more he praised, the rougher grew the temper Of Nancy. Ben Stone saw this, and took a little malicious pleasure in stirring up the envy and jealousy Of his customer; for, though he was not one to break the peace himself, and had never been known to be either out of spirits or out of temper, Ben Stone was certainly not a man to be reckoned amongst the peacemakers. He rather enjoyed poking the fire in a neigh bor's grate, as he once jestingly observed to his wife, and there was always plenty of dry fuel in Nancy's.
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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.
Nancy gave another contemptuous snort, but without specifying for whom it was in tended. Ben Stone went on with his planing of the shelf and his praise of the school-master, his hand having a very different effect from his tongue for the more he planed, the smoother grew the wood; while the more he praised, the rougher grew the temper Of Nancy. Ben Stone saw this, and took a little malicious pleasure in stirring up the envy and jealousy Of his customer; for, though he was not one to break the peace himself, and had never been known to be either out of spirits or out of temper, Ben Stone was certainly not a man to be reckoned amongst the peacemakers. He rather enjoyed poking the fire in a neigh bor's grate, as he once jestingly observed to his wife, and there was always plenty of dry fuel in Nancy's.
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.
392 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
About the author
A.L.O.E.
337 books39 followersCharlotte Maria Tucker, the English author, who wrote under the pseudonym A.L.O.E (a Lady of England), was the daughter of Henry St George Tucker (1771-1851), a distinguished official of the British East India Company. From 1852 till her death she wrote many stories for children, most of them allegories with an obvious moral, and devoted the proceeds to charity. In 1875 she left England for India to engage in missionary work, and died at Amritsar on the 2nd of December 1893.
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September 8, 2021
I thought this book really left much to be desired. I found the first book to be pretty good, but I almost could have told you the ending to this book after the first 3 chapters.
May 12, 2021
A Lady Of England never disappoints.
April 16, 2025
Another lovely book republished by Lamplighter!
100% Recommend!
100% Recommend!
May 21, 2025
Definitely the weakest of the trilogy. It was far too predictable.
February 22, 2026
We truly enjoy A.L.O.E and her stories of Ned Franks.
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