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Title: The History of Sir Richard Calmady
A Romance

Author: Lucas Malet

Release Date: December 9, 2007 [EBook #23784]

Language: English

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THE HISTORY
OF
SIR RICHARD CALMADY

A Romance

By

Lucas Malet

NEW YORK
Dodd, Mead & Company
1901

_Copyright_, 1901
BY DODD, MEAD & COMPANY

THE CAXTON PRESS
NEW YORK.

CONTENTS

BOOK I

THE CLOWN

CHAP. PAGE

I. Acquainting the Reader with a Fair Domain
and the Maker Thereof 1

II. Giving the Very Earliest Information
Obtainable of the Hero of this Book 7

III. Touching Matters Clerical and Controversial 19

IV. Raising Problems which it is the Purpose
of this History to Resolve 25

V. In which Julius March Beholds the Vision
of the New Life 34

VI. Accident or Destiny, According to Your Humour 44

VII. Mrs. William Ormiston Sacrifices a Wine-glass
to Fate 57

VIII. Enter a Child of Promise 69

IX. In which Katherine Calmady Looks on Her Son 76

X. The Birds of the Air Take Their Breakfast 84

BOOK II

THE BREAKING OF DREAMS

I. Recording some Aspects of a Small Pilgrim's Progress 93

II. In which Our Hero Improves His Acquaintance
with Many Things--Himself Included 104

III. Concerning that which, Thank God, Happens
Almost Every Day 117

IV. Which Smel