Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 296William Blackwood, 1964 - England |
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The old man loved green , both indoors and out , but for some reason this colour became anathema to his three daughters . The Welsh are confined by superstitions : do not open an umbrella in the house ; it is unlucky to spill salt ...
The old man loved green , both indoors and out , but for some reason this colour became anathema to his three daughters . The Welsh are confined by superstitions : do not open an umbrella in the house ; it is unlucky to spill salt ...
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Later on , when I was sent to a French convent , I discovered that green was not the colour of hope , but of disgrace and despair . Nuns are well - versed in psychological warfare , I found out . Corporal punishment was unheard of ...
Later on , when I was sent to a French convent , I discovered that green was not the colour of hope , but of disgrace and despair . Nuns are well - versed in psychological warfare , I found out . Corporal punishment was unheard of ...
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My mother died whether she wore green or not : when I went to be with her , the screen round her bed - head was of green hessian , and I thought how she would have feared it , but she did not know that it was there , or that she was ...
My mother died whether she wore green or not : when I went to be with her , the screen round her bed - head was of green hessian , and I thought how she would have feared it , but she did not know that it was there , or that she was ...
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Contents
A FORMER PROCONSUL BY DENIS CAREY | 96 |
STORY OF A WILDCAT BY KATHLEEN GRAVES | 192 |
BALMORAL INTERLUDE BY MOLLY DICKINS | 288 |
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| Title | Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 296 Blackwood's Magazine |
| Publisher | William Blackwood, 1964 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 Nov 2009 |
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