My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 19
... sisters , or sitting in my mother's lap or on a footstool listening to stories , of which some fairy - tales , especially " Jack the Giant - Killer , " " Little Red Riding Hood , " and ' Jack and the Beanstalk , " seem to live in my ...
... sisters , or sitting in my mother's lap or on a footstool listening to stories , of which some fairy - tales , especially " Jack the Giant - Killer , " " Little Red Riding Hood , " and ' Jack and the Beanstalk , " seem to live in my ...
Page 22
... sisters were five and seven years older than John , so that they would have been about thirteen and fifteen , which would appear to me quite grown up ; and this makes me think that my recollec- tions must go back to the time when I was ...
... sisters were five and seven years older than John , so that they would have been about thirteen and fifteen , which would appear to me quite grown up ; and this makes me think that my recollec- tions must go back to the time when I was ...
Page 23
... sisters to join in , even if my brother and I had wished to do so . Another vivid memory of these early years consists of occasional visits to Usk Castle . Some friends of our family lived in the house to which the ruins of the castle ...
... sisters to join in , even if my brother and I had wished to do so . Another vivid memory of these early years consists of occasional visits to Usk Castle . Some friends of our family lived in the house to which the ruins of the castle ...
Page 25
... sisters . I simply recollect that they existed , but my recollection is only a blurred image , and does not extend to any peculiarities of feature , form , or even of dress or habits . It is only at a considerably later period that I ...
... sisters . I simply recollect that they existed , but my recollection is only a blurred image , and does not extend to any peculiarities of feature , form , or even of dress or habits . It is only at a considerably later period that I ...
Page 26
... sisters sixty years before . The one change I noted here was that the well - remembered stone stile into the village churchyard had been replaced by a wooden one . We also visited the ruined castle , 26 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
... sisters sixty years before . The one change I noted here was that the well - remembered stone stile into the village churchyard had been replaced by a wooden one . We also visited the ruined castle , 26 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
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