Book Cover of The Castle of Twilight

The Castle of Twilight

by Margaret Horton Potter

"Wistfully I deliver up to you my simple story, knowing that the first suggestion of “historical novel” will bring before you an image of dreary woodenness and unceasing carnage. Yet if you will have the graciousness but to unlock my castle door you will find within only two or three quiet folk who will distress you with no battles nor strange oaths. Even in the days of rival Princes and never-ending wars there dwelt still a few who took no part in the moil of life, but lived with gentle pleasures and unvoiced sorrows, somewhat as you and I; wherefore, I pray you, cross the moat. The drawbridge is down for you, and will not be raised, if, after introduction to the Chatelaine, you desire speedily to retreat."

Book Details

Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1903

Author

Margaret Horton Potter image

Margaret Horton Potter was an American novelist, specializing in historical fiction. Her first novel, A Social Lion, was published while she was still a teenager. Potter was born in Chicago, Illinois,...

More on Margaret Horton Potter

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

Greenmantle Cover image

Greenmantle by John Buchan

Greenmantle is the second of five novels by John Buchan featuring the character of Richard Hannay, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, Lond...

Judith Lee - Pages From Her Life Cover image

Judith Lee - Pages From Her Life by Richard Marsh

The intriguing world of Judith Lee, a woman whose existence is shrouded in mystery. From the first page to the last, this captivating novel takes read...

In the Village of Viger Cover image

In the Village of Viger by Duncan Campbell Scott

Amidst the whispering pines and hidden secrets of the quiet village of Viger, a timeless tale of love, intrigue, and human nature unfolds. Duncan Camp...

Something New Cover image

Something New by P. G. Wodehouse

Something Fresh is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published as "Something New" in the United States, by D. Appleton & Company on 3 September 1915....

Paul and the Printing Press Cover image

Paul and the Printing Press by Sara Ware Bassett

It follows the adventures of a young boy named Paul, who works as an apprentice in a printing press. First published in 1920, "Paul and the Printing P...

Galactic Patrol Cover image

Galactic Patrol by E. E. Smith

In the distant cosmos, a relentless evil threatens to engulf the universe in darkness. "Galactic Patrol" by E. E. Smith thrusts you into a future wher...

Peter und Alexej Cover image

Peter und Alexej by Dmitry Merezhkovsky

"Peter und Alexej" von Dmitry Merezhkovsky ist ein ergreifendes Werk, das die tiefe Verbindung zwischen Peter dem Großen und seinem treuen Gefährten A...

Miss Dee Dunmore Bryant Cover image

Miss Dee Dunmore Bryant by Pansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden)

Miss Dee Dunmore Bryant is a young woman with a secret. She is a gifted psychic, and she can see the future. But her gift is also a curse, as she is o...

To Kill A Mockingbird Cover image

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee, set in a small Southern town in the 1930s. The story follows the trial of a b...

The House by the Medlar Tree Cover image

The House by the Medlar Tree by Giovanni Verga

In this timeless Italian classic, Verga transports readers to the idyllic coastal village of Aci Trezza, where the Salina family resides in their anc...

Reviews for The Castle of Twilight

No reviews posted or approved, yet...