Its opening incidents may be dated from a period when people still had reason to believe in permanency and had indeed many of them¿sometimes through ingenuousness sometimes through stupidity of type¿acquired a singular confidence in the importance and stability of their possessions desires ambitions and forms of conviction.
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By RRM75
Format:Paperback
Enjoying the story and then discovered that pages 14 and 15 were completely illegible. I have had to order another edition instead.
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4.2 out of 5 stars
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4.0 out of 5 stars
I sure hope they reprint ROBIN if this is only 374 pages
10 Sep 2001
By Ann E. Nichols
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I have not seen this edition. My copy is a 1922 2nd printing that kept me up until 1:35 in the morning and as soon as I woke up (after feeding the cat), I started on the sequel, ROBIN.
The book covers the late 19th century through the summer of 1914. The Head of the House of Coombe is considered a very, very wicked man. He has never married. He supports Feather, a selfish, frivolous widow with the face and eyes of an angel. Feather is Robin's mother, but not much of one. Poor little Robin is six years old before she even knows what mothers are, let alone that she has one. It is Lord Coombe who changes Robin's loveless and cheerless existence even as his relationship with her mother inadvertently ends her first friendship. Is she secretly his daughter, as some gossips would have it? Much later in the book, as years pass, we find out why Lord Coombe supports Feather and does so much for Robin, who hates him because of the loss of Donal, her friend. We also meet an elderly Duchess, who is the Head's old friend and very intelligent woman. There's a evil German agent who has evil designs on the beautiful and intelligent, but naive, teen that Robin has become. Robin meets her Donal again at her very first party. He is a handsome young man. Will their friendship resume where it left off? By the way, during the party a girl named Kathryn casually tells Robin that "...somebody important has been assassinated in the Balkan countries." If you know your history, you know what that means. If this reprint doesn't include ROBIN, then buy or borrow a used copy.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great Story, Bad Electronic Copy
7 Dec 2011
By reader
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Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This review is for the Kindle version.
This book and the second half, "Robin", comprise a wonderful romantic story, but this electronic copy is not well done. Words are misspelled, halves of sentences are missing. It's still worth reading, but be prepared for some frustration. Also, the second part (Robin) isn't available on the Kindle, but you can find it free elsewhere on the web.
This book and the second half, "Robin", comprise a wonderful romantic story, but this electronic copy is not well done. Words are misspelled, halves of sentences are missing. It's still worth reading, but be prepared for some frustration. Also, the second part (Robin) isn't available on the Kindle, but you can find it free elsewhere on the web.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lord of the house of Coombe
18 Feb 2013
By Anna Van Kirk
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Format:Kindle Edition
It is a well written, though sometimes wordy, book.
It has a lovely storyline, with a well rounded conclusion that will leave you smiling.
It has a lovely storyline, with a well rounded conclusion that will leave you smiling.
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