The Front Yard, and Other Italian Stories

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THE FRONT YARD

NEPTUNE'S SHORE I

A PINK VILLA I

THE STREET OF THE HYACINTH I

A CHRISTMAS PARTY

IN VENICE

THE FRONT YARD
AND
OTHER ITALIAN STORIES

CONSTANCE
FENIMORE
WOOLSON

Page 202 "'MADEMOISELLE NEED GIVE HERSELF NO UNEASINESS'"

[Page 202

"'MADEMOISELLE NEED GIVE HERSELF NO UNEASINESS'"

THE FRONT YARD
AND
OTHER ITALIAN STORIES




BY
CONSTANCE FENIMORE WOOLSON
AUTHOR OF "ANNE" "HORACE CHASE" ETC.

ILLUSTRATED



colophon


NEW YORK
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
1895



Copyright, 1895, by
HARPER & BROTHERS.
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All rights reserved.


 

NOTE

OF the stories contained in this volume, "In Venice" was originally published in the Atlantic Monthly, "The Street of the Hyacinth" in the Century Magazine, and the other four stories in Harper's Magazine.


 

CONTENTS
PAGE
THE FRONT YARD 1
NEPTUNE'S SHORE 50
A PINK VILLA 91
THE STREET OF THE HYACINTH      137
A CHRISTMAS PARTY 194
IN VENICE 234
ILLUSTRATIONS
 
"'MADEMOISELLE NEED GIVE HERSELF NO UNEASINESS'" Frontispiece
"''TWOULD BE SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE THE DAY WITH, THAT WOULD'" Facing p. 2
"NOUNCE TOO CAME OUT, AND SAT ON THE WALL NEAR BY, LISTENING" " 22
"STILL HOLDING NOUNCE'S HAND, SHE WENT ROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE" " 42
"'YOU KNOW I AM YOUR SLAVE'" " 58
AZUBAH ASH " 68
THE OLD WATCH-TOWER " 86
"THE CART WAS GOING SLOWLY ACROSS THE FIELDS, FOR THE ROAD WAS OVERFLOWED" " 88
"'MRS. CHURCHILL, LET ME PRESENT TO YOU MR. DAVID ROD'" " 100
SORRENTO " 102
ON THE WAY TO THE DESERTO " 112
AT THE DESERTO " 114
"SHE SAT DOWN AND GATHERED HER CHILD TO HER BREAST" " 128
"FANNY PUT OUT HER HANDS WITH A BITTER CRY" " 134
"A SMALL CHILD PERCHED ON EACH OF HIS SHOULDERS" " 214


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