Author: B. L. Farjeon

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-03

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9780332958774

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Excerpt from The House of White Shadows: A Novel The feverish state Of excitement into which Geneva was thrown was not caused by a proclamation Of war, a royal visit, a social revolution, a religious wave, or an avalanche. It was simply that a man was on his trial for murder. There is generally in Geneva a rational if not a philosophic foundation for a social upheaving unlike the people Of most other countries, the population do not care to play a blind game of follow my leader. They prefer to think for them selves, and their leaders must be men of mark. Intellect is passionately welcomed; pretenders find their proper level. 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.

Download or read book The House of White Shadows written by B. L. Farjeon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-03 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The House of White Shadows: A Novel The feverish state Of excitement into which Geneva was thrown was not caused by a proclamation Of war, a royal visit, a social revolution, a religious wave, or an avalanche. It was simply that a man was on his trial for murder. There is generally in Geneva a rational if not a philosophic foundation for a social upheaving unlike the people Of most other countries, the population do not care to play a blind game of follow my leader. They prefer to think for them selves, and their leaders must be men of mark. Intellect is passionately welcomed; pretenders find their proper level. 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.