Miranda of the Balcony
"Miranda of the Balcony" is a novel written by A.E.W. Mason and published in 1907. The story follows the life of Miranda, a young woman who lives with her grandmother in a small town in England. Miranda is a beautiful and independent-minded young woman who dreams of adventure and romance beyond the mundane routine of her daily life. When she meets a handsome and charming stranger named Jack, she becomes infatuated with him and decides to run away with him to London. However, their escape is thwarted by Jack's villainous friend, who reveals a dark secret about Jack's past. Miranda is left heartbroken and disillusioned with love, but ultimately learns to find happiness on her own terms.
By A.E.W. Mason · First published 1899 · Genre: Romantic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adventure · 24 chapters
Contents
- IN WHICH A SHORT-SIGHTED TAXIDERMIST FROM TANGIER MAKES A DISCOVERY UPON ROSEVEAR
- PRESENTS THE HERO IN THE UNHEROIC ATTITUDE OF A SPECTATOR
- TREATS OF A GENTLEMAN WITH AN AGREEABLE COUNTENANCE, AND OF A WOMAN'S FACE IN A MIRROR
- TREATS OF THE FIRST MEETING BETWEEN CHARNOCK AND MIRANDA
- WHEREIN CHARNOCK AND MIRANDA IMPROVE THEIR ACQUAINTANCESHIP IN A BALCONY
- WHILE CHARNOCK BUILDS CASTLES IN SPAIN, MIRANDA RETURNS THERE
- IN WHICH MAJOR WILBRAHAM DESCRIBES THE STEPS BY WHICH HE ATTAINED HIS MAJORITY, AND GIVES MIRANDA SOME PARTICULAR INFORMATION
- EXPLAINS THE MYSTERY OF THE "TARIFA'S" CARGO
- SHOWS THE USE WHICH A BLIND MAN MAY MAKE OF A DARK NIGHT A WEEK
- M. FOURNIER EXPOUNDS THE ADVANTAGES WHICH EACH SEX HAS OVER THE OTHER
- IN WHICH MIRANDA ADOPTS A NEW LINE OF CONDUCT AND THE MAJOR EXPRESSES SOME DISCONTENT
- THE HERO, LIKE ALL HEROES, FINDS HIMSELF IN A FOG
- WHEREIN THE HERO'S PERPLEXITIES INCREASE
- MIRANDA PROFESSES REGRET FOR A PRACTICAL JOKE
- IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT
- EXPLAINS WHY CHARNOCK SAW MIRANDA'S FACE IN HIS MIRROR
- SHOWS HOW A TOMBSTONE MAY CONVINCE WHEN ARGUMENTS FAIL
- IN WHICH THE TAXIDERMIST AND A BASHA PREVAIL OVER A BLIND MAN
- TELLS OF CHARNOCK'S WANDERINGS IN MOROCCO AND OF A WALNUT-WOOD DOOR
- CHARNOCK, LIKE THE TAXIDERMIST, FINDS WARRINER ANYTHING BUT A COMFORTABLE COMPANION
- COMPLETES THE JOURNEYINGS OF THIS INCONGRUOUS COUPLE
- IN WHICH CHARNOCK ASTONISHES RALPH WARRINER
- RELATES A SECOND MEETING BETWEEN CHARNOCK AND MIRANDA
- A MIST IN THE CHANNEL ENDS, AS IT BEGAN, THE BOOK
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