Name: The Orange Girl
Author: Walter Besant
ISBN: 978-1533501028

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The Orange Girl

By Walter Besant 22 Sep, 2020

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Excerpt from the Prologue: "On a certain afternoon in May, about four or five of the clock, I was standing at the open window of my room in that Palace to which Fortune leads her choicest favourites-the College, or Prison, as some call it, of the Kin ... Read more

Excerpt from the Prologue: "On a certain afternoon in May, about four or five of the clock, I was standing at the open window of my room in that Palace to which Fortune leads her choicest favourites-the College, or Prison, as some call it, of the King's Bench. I was at the time a prisoner for debt, with very little chance of ever getting out. More fortunate than most of the tenants, I was able to carry on my business. For instance, all that morning I had been engaged in composing a song-it was afterwards sung with great applause at the Dog and Duck; and on the bed reposed the instrument with which I earned the greater part of my daily bread-my faithful violin." Less

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Walter Besant

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Sir Walter Besant (14 August 1836 – 9 June 1901) was an English novelist and historian. William Henry Besant was his brother, and another brother, Frank, was the husband of Annie Besant. The son ...

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