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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...then unhappily a rare one, that every one's conscience is free; and that all men of blameless life ought to be protected by, and allowed to serve, the state, whatever be their religious opinions. "Mr Halifax, I entirely agree with you. A wise man esteems all faiths alike worthless." "Excuse me, my lord, that was the very last thing I meant to say. I hold every man's faith so sacred, that no other man has a right to interfere with it, or to question it. The matter lies solely between himself and his Maker." "Exactly! What facility of expression your husband has, Mrs Halifax! He must be--indeed, I have heard he is--a first-rate public speaker." The wife smiled, wife-like; but John said, hurriedly--"I have no pretension or ambition of the kind. I merely now and then try to put plain truths, or what I believe to be such, before the people, in a form they are able to understand."' "Ay, that is it. My dear sir, the people have no more brains than the head of my cane (his Royal Highness's gift, Mrs Halifax); they must be led or driven, like a flock of sheep. We "--a lordly "we!"--" are their proper shepherds. But, then, we want a middle-class--at least, an occasional voice from it, a--" "A shepherd's dog, to give tongue," said John, dryly. "In short, a public orator. In the House, or out of it?" "Both." And the earl tapped his boot with that royal cane, smiling. "Yes; I see you apprehend me. But, before we commence that somewhat delicate subject, there was another on which I desired my agent, Mr Brown, to obtain your valuable opinion.' "You mean, when, yesterday, he offered me, by your lordship's express desire, the lease, lately fallen in, of your clothmi...
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About the Author:
A young orphan goes from rags to riches in this remarkable tale of friendship, love, and adventure at the height of the Industrial Revolution.
Like Charles Dickens's beloved Oliver Twist, John Halifax is an orphan. Determined to make his success through honest hard work, he becomes an apprentice to Abel Fletcher, a tanner and Quaker, whose invalid son, Phineas, befriends John as a young boy. Together they embark upon numerous adventures, with Phineas narrating John's noble struggles in business and love. Spanning four decades, the novel chronicles John's improbable rise to industrial fortune and contested marriage to the noblewoman Ursula. On his journey, John must overcome the deep prejudices of an aristocracy that refuses to view him as anything but a simple commoner, no matter his professional achievements or strength of character.
In John Halifax, Gentleman Dinah Maria Mulock deftly explores the sweeping transformations wrought by the Industrial Revolution, including the rise of the middle class and its impact on the social, economic, and political makeup of Great Britain as it transitioned from the eighteenth to the nineteenth century.
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik was born in Staffordshire, England, in 1826. The daughter of a local minister, Craik was raised from an early age to value education and literature. She moved to London at the age of twenty and quickly became a popular author, publishing numerous short stories to considerable commercial and critical acclaim. An affable and witty conversationalist, Craik became something of a celebrity in London society. In 1854 she married George Lillie Craik, a partner with Alexander Macmillan at the publishing house Macmillan & Co. She died in 1887.
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1231203811
- ISBN 13 9781231203811
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages174
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