Chapter I: Front Matter

The English Library

No. 168

DIANA TRELAWNY

BY MRS. OLIPHANT

_IN ONE VOLUME_

_OTHER VOLUMES BY THE SAME AUTHOR
PUBLISHED IN_
The English Library

77. 78. THE RAILWAY MAN AND HIS CHILDREN 2 Vols.
95. 96. THE MARRIAGE OF ELINOR 2 Vols.
156. 157. THE CUCKOO IN THE NEST 2 Vols.
171. 172. THE VICTORIAN AGE OF ENGLISH LITERATURE 2 Vols.

_Copyright Edition_

DIANA TRELAWNY

BY
MRS. OLIPHANT

AUTHOR OF
_“WITHIN THE PRECINCTS,” “THE RAILWAY MAN AND HIS CHILDREN,”
“AT HIS GATES,” “THE MARRIAGE OF ELINOR,” “THE CUCKOO
IN THE NEST,” ETC._

LEIPZIG
HEINEMANN AND BALESTIER
_LIMITED_, _LONDON_
1893

CONTENTS

CHAPT. PAGE

I.--HERSELF 1

II.--HER NEIGHBOURS 14

III.--TO ITALY 32

IV.--THE TWO LITTLE WOMEN 53

V.--THE PALAZZO DEI SOGNI 70

VI.--NEW ARRIVALS 86

VII.--THE ENGLISH LADY IN PISA 103

VIII.--AN EVENING PARTY 118

IX.--WARNINGS AND CONSULTATIONS 133

X.--THE TWO LITTLE WOMEN 149

XI.--THE PROPOSAL 165

XII.--THE HOUSE OF DREAMS 183

XIII.--A SURPRISE 200

XIV.--DESPAIR 218

XV.--THE SPOSA 235

XVI.--A SYMPATHISING FRIEND 252

XVII.--THE WEDDING-DAY 270

XVIII.--AFTERWARDS 286

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