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If he would only fall in love with her, seize upon her wandering affections and fancies as the Romans seized the Sabine virgins, lift her out of herself and her listless and weary drudgeries, stop the outflow of this young life which is draining itself away in forced literary labor dear me, dear me if, if, if "If I were God An' ye were Martin Elginbrod!" I am afraid all this may never be.
If he would only fall in love with her, seize upon her wandering affections and fancies as the Romans seized the Sabine virgins, lift her out of herself and her listless and weary drudgeries, stop the outflow of this young life which is draining itself away in forced literary labor dear me, dear me if, if, if "If I were God An' ye were Martin Elginbrod!" I am afraid all this may never be.
He then turned to fiction, and produced numerous novels, of which David Elginbrod , Alec Forbes , Robert Falconer , The Marquis of Lossie , and Sir Gibbie , are perhaps the best. He also wrote stories for children of great charm and originality, including The Princess and the Goblin, At the Back of the North Wind, and Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood.
I glanced down the column, and saw the words, "David Elginbrod," by George Macdonald. "This book is one of remarkable power," the paper went on to say, "and will appeal to the highest class of minds. Its interest is more than ordinary, because it deals with the fascinating subjects of Animal Magnetism, Mesmerism, and Spiritualism. Moreover, Dr.
With the single exception of 'A Window in Thrums, none of the new books of this school are worthy to be compared with 'David Elginbrod, or 'Alec Forbes of Howglen, or 'Robert Falconer. Yet not one of them has failed to find a greater vogue or to bring to its author a more swelling reputation than Dr. Mac-donald achieved. Perhaps the reasons for these facts are not far to seek.
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