Download or read book Tales of Fashionable Life, Vol. 3 of 5 (Classic Reprint) written by Maria Edgeworth and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tales of Fashionable Life, Vol. 3 of 5 Vivian exposes one of the most common defects of mankind - To be infirm of purpose is to be at the mercy of the artful, or at the disposal of accident. Look round, and count the numbers who have, within your own knowledge, failed from want of firmness. An excellent and wise mother gave the following advice with her dying breath My son, learn early how to say, No! - This precept gave the first idea of the story of Vivian. 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.