Excerpt from Tendring Cottage, Vol. 1 of 3: Or the Rainbow at Night Sir Humphrey Davy thus explains the proverb, "The rainbow at night Is the shepherd's delight: The rainbow at morning Is the shepherd's warning." "The rainbow is never visible but in the clouds opposite the sun. Now, as the prevalent winds are westerly, those gathered in the eastern sky at sunset have generally passed over our heads, and the night-guard may hope for fair weather. 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.

Excerpt from Tendring Cottage, or Rainbow at Night, Vol. 3 of 3 After three or four days, Edith announced her resolution to withdraw herself entirely from life. She had now completed the purchase of her own home, and intended occupying herself busily with the additions necessary for making it suitable for the purposes to which it was destined. 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.

Curiosities of Literature is a three volume anthology gathered by British scholar Isaac D'Israeli. The work contains countless anecdotes about historical persons and events, unusual books, and the habits of book-collectors. It offers a diversified miscellany of literary, artistic, and political history, of critical disquisition and biographic anecdote._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_