Chapter I: Front Matter

Eng^d. by W. G. Jackman, N.Y. from a Miniature by Thorburn. NEW YORK, CARLETON, PUBLISHER, 1863. ]

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WANDERINGS OF A BEAUTY.

A Tale

OF

THE REAL AND THE IDEAL.

BY

+MRS+. +EDWIN JAMES+.

“O tu, eui feo la sorte
Dono infelice di belezza, ond’hai
Funesta dote, d’infiniti guai.”
FILICAJA.

New York:

_Carleton, Publisher, 413 Broadway_.

(LATE RUDD & CARLETON.)

MDCCCLXIII.

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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863,
+BY+ +GEO. W. CARLETON+,
In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court for the Southern District of
New York.

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TO

SIR EDWARD LYTTON BULWER LYTTON, BART.,

IN TOKEN OF

PROFOUND ADMIRATION FOR HIS GENIUS,

AND

SYMPATHY WITH HIS OPINIONS,

THIS WORK

+Is Inscribed+,

BY

THE AUTHOR.

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CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER PAGE
I.—Introductory 9

II.—Courtship 18

III.—The Stepfather 28

IV.—The Bridal 36

V.—A Railway Journey 43

VI.—Home Scenes 50

VII.—Presentation to the Queen 59

VIII.—Foreign Travel 68

IX.—Florence 76

X.—Coquetry 85

XI.—First Love 95

XII.—Death 105

XIII.—Naples and the Neapolitans 112

XIV.—I Promessi Sposi 120

XV.—The Grotto of Egeria 127

XVI.—Rossini 136

XVII.—The Star of Destiny 145

XVIII.—A Serious Chapter 153

XIX.—Leaves from a Lady’s Diary 161

XX.—The Sister of Mercy 170

XXI.—Ella 177

XXII.—The Proposal 184

XXIII.—Loved in Vain 193

XXIV.—Correspondence 200

XXV.—The Baronet 207

XXVI.—Three Months of Married Life 215

XXVII.—Fifth Avenue Hotel 225

XXVIII.—Shadows 230

XXIX.—Foregleams 236

XXX.—Conclusion 242

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EVELYN TRAVERS;

OR,

+WANDERINGS OF A BEAUTY+.

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