Excerpt from The Bandit's Bride, or the Maid of Saxony, Vol. 3 of 4: A Romance We will now return to the period when Rosalthe, to take her farewell of the rock, rambled from the cottage, her thoughts resting on Dresden, and the image of the too fascinating Adelbert rising to her imagination. She thought of past happiness as of a pleasing dream, whose shadow, flitting at the approach of morning, "leaves not a wreck behind." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Bandit's Bride, or the Maid of Saxony, Vol. 1 of 4: A Romance "Thank Heaven for the blessings we enjoy!" exclaimed Dusseldorf, drawing his chair near the fire; and as the wind sounded in hollow blasts around the cottage, with cheerful gratitude, and honest exultation, he surveyed the comforts of his humble dwelling. From the service of his country, and the toils and dangers of war, he had retired, with his aged partner, to pass his remaining days in peace. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.