{"product_id":"stories-of-new-england-life-or-leaves-from-the-tree-igdrasyl-classic-reprint","title":"Stories of New England Life: Or Leaves From the Tree Igdrasyl (Classic Reprint)","description":"\"Excerpt from Stories of New England Life: Or Leaves From the Tree Igdrasyl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo, not that Album, loaded with gilt like an Eastern slave, even though it be \"precisely like the one on Lady Blessing-ton''s table,\" as the giver, Mr. H, assures me; but this one, in plain black, with only the design of the serpent and the dove upon the back. It is \"plain and substantial,\" as old Mrs. A - was pleased to say of myself; and when Harold T - gave it me, pointing to the design, he bade me heed the symbol well, saying, in that calm, grave way of his, that I lacked both wisdom and gentleness. \"My master,\" I should hardly have borne that from any one else. But perhaps he was right - right, also, when he said that a \"woman cannot exist without a confidant.\" I denied it then, and resented it as a libel; but, now, after a four weeks'' sojourn with these relatives, with whom it seems impossible to establish anything like relations of confidence, I begin to feel its truth, else I should not be blotting the blank leaves of his gift.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eN. B. I will never own as much to him!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI think I will dedicate the book to Vacuna, the goddess of the idle; doubtless many of my self-constituted advisers would think it very appropriate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\"","brand":"Forgotten Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":35110427328557,"sku":"9780364012574","price":16.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39838188503085,"sku":"9781331099789","price":11.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9781331099789.jpg?v=1735472280","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/stories-of-new-england-life-or-leaves-from-the-tree-igdrasyl-classic-reprint","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}