Yonge, Charlotte Mary, 1823-1901 / 2008-07-12 00:00:00

EBOOK THE TWO SIDES OF THE SHIELD ***


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THE TWO SIDES OF THE SHIELD
BY
CHARLOTTE M YONGE


PREFACE

It is sometimes treated as an impertinence to revive the personages of
one story in another, even though it is after the example of
Shakespeare, who revived Falstaff, after his death, at the behest of
Queen Elizabeth. This precedent is, however, a true impertinence in
calling on the very great to justify the very small!
Yet many a letter in youthful handwriting has begged for further
information on the fate of the beings that had become favourites of the
school-room; and this has induced me to believe that the following out
of my own notions as to the careers of former heroes and heroines might
not be unwelcome; while I have tried to make the story stand
independently for new readers, unacquainted with the tale in which Lady
Merrifield and her brothers and sisters first appeared.
'Scenes and Characters' was, however, published so long ago, that the
young readers of this generation certainly will only know it if it has
had the good fortune to have been preserved by their mothers. It was
only my second book, and in looking back at it so as to preserve
consistency, I have been astonished at its crudeness.
It will explain a few illusions to state that it is the story of the
motherless family of Mohuns of Beechcroft, with a kindly deaf father at
the head, Mr.
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