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Unaddressed Letters

Por: Tipo de material: TextoIdioma: en Editor: Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2014Descripción: 1 online resource : multiple file formatsTipo de contenido:
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Contenidos:
The hill of solitude -- Of worship -- West and East -- A clever mongoose -- A blue day -- Of love, in fiction -- The jingling coin -- A strange sunset -- Of letter-writing -- At a funeral -- Of change and decay -- Daughters and despotism -- Her fiancé -- By the sea -- An illumination -- Of death, in fiction -- A hand at écarté -- The gentle art of veering with the wind -- A rejoinder -- Of importunity -- Of coincidences -- Of a country-house custom -- A mere lie -- Tigers and crocodiles -- A rose and a moth -- A love-philtre -- Moonstruck -- The "Devi" -- The death-chain -- Scandal and bangles -- The reprehensible habit of making comparisons -- A challenge -- In exile -- Of love, not in fiction -- Of obsession -- Of paradise lost -- "To Mary, in heaven".
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  • Produced by Clarity and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Resumen: "Unaddressed Letters" by Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham is a collection of letters completed in the late 19th century. The letters appear to be deeply personal reflections, likely written by a diplomat and traveler who shares his thoughts on various topics such as love, nature, and human connection through evocative prose. The writings reflect a rich Eastern atmosphere, indicating the author's fascination with the lands he has visited. The opening of the book introduces the premise of the letters as a posthumous collection from a friend who has passed away. The editor shares the friend’s intent for these letters, noting their potential to resonate with a select few readers who seek comfort and understanding in their own experiences. The narrative begins with an enchanting description of a sunset as seen from the Hill of Solitude, blending a spiritual and almost reverent tone with a keen observation of the beauty of nature, while also introducing themes of longing and existential contemplation. This initial exploration sets the stage for a series of reflections that meander through personal musings on life, love, and the human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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Release date is 2014-11-22

The hill of solitude -- Of worship -- West and East -- A clever mongoose -- A blue day -- Of love, in fiction -- The jingling coin -- A strange sunset -- Of letter-writing -- At a funeral -- Of change and decay -- Daughters and despotism -- Her fiancé -- By the sea -- An illumination -- Of death, in fiction -- A hand at écarté -- The gentle art of veering with the wind -- A rejoinder -- Of importunity -- Of coincidences -- Of a country-house custom -- A mere lie -- Tigers and crocodiles -- A rose and a moth -- A love-philtre -- Moonstruck -- The "Devi" -- The death-chain -- Scandal and bangles -- The reprehensible habit of making comparisons -- A challenge -- In exile -- Of love, not in fiction -- Of obsession -- Of paradise lost -- "To Mary, in heaven".

Produced by Clarity and the Online Distributed Proofreading
Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from
images generously made available by The Internet
Archive/American Libraries.)

"Unaddressed Letters" by Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham is a collection of letters completed in the late 19th century. The letters appear to be deeply personal reflections, likely written by a diplomat and traveler who shares his thoughts on various topics such as love, nature, and human connection through evocative prose. The writings reflect a rich Eastern atmosphere, indicating the author's fascination with the lands he has visited. The opening of the book introduces the premise of the letters as a posthumous collection from a friend who has passed away. The editor shares the friend’s intent for these letters, noting their potential to resonate with a select few readers who seek comfort and understanding in their own experiences. The narrative begins with an enchanting description of a sunset as seen from the Hill of Solitude, blending a spiritual and almost reverent tone with a keen observation of the beauty of nature, while also introducing themes of longing and existential contemplation. This initial exploration sets the stage for a series of reflections that meander through personal musings on life, love, and the human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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