Publisher's Synopsis
A Fair Barbarian: Large Print Frances Hodgson Burnett "are you--surely it is a--a little dangerous to wear such--such priceless ornaments on ordinary occasions." Octavia stared at her for a moment uncomprehendingly. "Your jewels, I mean, my love," fluttered Miss Belinda. "Surely you don't wear them often. I declare, it quite frightens me to think of having such things in the house." "Does it?" said Octavia. "That's queer." And she looked puzzled for a moment again. Then she glanced down at her rings. "I nearly always wear these," she remarked. "Father gave them to me. He gave me one each birthday for three years. He says diamonds are an investment, anyway, and I might as well have them. These," touching the ear-rings and clasp, "were given to my mother when she was on the stage. A lot of people clubbed together, and bought them for her. She was a great favorite." Miss Belinda made another clutch at the handle of the teapot. "Your mother!" she exclaimed faintly. "On the--did you say, on the" We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
