Queenie S Whim A Novel

Excerpt from Queenie's Whim: A Novel After all there is a wonderful moral hidden under these quaint Old stories. Beauty and goodness always go together; the ugly sister, dropping toads instead of diamonds and roses, is only the poetical incarnation Of envy and discontent; truth and mercy and kindness to the aged always unfold themselves under the garb Of a beautiful young girl. And SO the children glean precious stones Of wisdom, odd-shaped and many-coloured, out Of the fanciful borders of fairy-land. Queenie Marriott once compared herself and her little Sister Emmie to the ugly duckling of the fable. There must be two of them, ' She said 'only it was dubious whether either of them would become swans.' 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.

Follow the ups and downs of Queenie's life as she navigates love, family, and societal expectations in Victorian England. This classic novel by Rosa Nouchette Carey is a charming tale that will capture your heart. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.