Première phrase
Early in 1880, in spite of a well-founded suspicion as to the advisability of perpetuating that race which has the sanction of the Lord and the disapproval of the people, Hedvig Volkbein-a Viennese woman of great strength and military beauty, lying upon a canopied bed of a rich spectacular crimson, the valance stamped with the bifurcated wings of the House of Hapsburg, the feather coverlet an envelope of satin on which, in massive and tarnished gold threads, stood the Volkbein arms-gave birth, at the age of forty-five, to an only child, a son, seven days after her physician predicted that she would be taken. Lire la première page
Parcourir les pages échantillon
Couverture | Copyright | Table des matières
| Extrait | Quatrième de couverture
Dans ce livre
(En savoir plus)
Parcourir et rechercher une autre édition de ce livre.
Parcourir et rechercher une autre édition de ce livre.
Concordance
(En savoir plus)
Ce sont les mots les plus souvent utilisés dans une autre édition de ce livre.
again
against
always
another
anything
away
baron
bed
body
boy
brought
came
child
come
coming
day
death
doctor
down
end
even
eyes
face
felix
find
forward
found
get
girl
go
god
going
good
got
great
guido
hand
head
heart
herself
himself
house
ing
jenny
knew
know
last
life
little
long
look
looked
looking
love
man
may
mind
moment
night
nora
nothing
now
oh
old
own
part
past
people
place
put
robin
room
saw
say
saying
see
seemed
seen
should
sleep
someone
something
son
standing
still
take
thing
think
though
thought
time
took
turned
two
upon
went
without
woman
world
yet
