The Highwayman (Oxford Children's Classics)

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I did not like how she seriously considered taking a lover just to conceive a child, considering she was in love with the hero. The truth about her birth and who she really was came as a little bit of surprise but somehow it wasn’t surprising at all.

then the difference between a despicable and reprehensible low life like yourself and a gentleman highwayman who was well-dressed, well-mannered, an excellent horseman and who used threats rather than actual violence is wider than the gap between your ears, which trust me is pretty wide.I don't want to spoil anything for you, but I liked the plot, I liked the characters, and I liked the writing style. The things she's survived and the secrets she's kept would have made a lower woman than her wither away. From his encounter with his high school art teacher, to his evolution into becoming an accomplished artist and teacher of students, you will be inspired. In Alfred Noyes's thrilling poem, charged with drama and tension, we ride with the highwayman and recoil from the terrible fate that befalls him and his sweetheart Bess, the landlord's daughter.

Blackwell leaned over the tub, bracing his hands on both sides, his powerful shoulders bunching as they supported his considerable weight. Now this secret is slowly built up through the story, so it didn't come to a complete surprise because the author leads up to it, but the author slowly teases us until the truth is really revealed. Unlike some modern day criminals the Highwayman was generally a well dressed, well spoken gentleman who used threats rather than violence.Dorian’s demons run deeper than Farah realises, however, their enduring hold over him refusing to loosen, and as the story reaches its melodramatic climax, Dorian’s greatest fears threaten to break the only person Dorian has ever loved in his life. Soon Dorian and Farah's lives are intertwined and they discover a hidden passion and an abiding love that will surprise them both. I like how the very first words they uttered to each other the first time they met had such a nice parallel later on.