The Love-Story of Aliette Brunton is a novel by Gilbert Frankau. It tells a story of a woman's courage in love, exploring themes of sacrifice and devotion. It is worth listening to for its engaging portrayal of a woman's emotional journey.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
The Love-Story of Aliette Brunton By Gilbert Frankau F. D. GOODCHILD TORONTO 1922 Copyright, 1922, by The Century Co.
Printed in U. S. A. TO MY WIFE AND LOYAL ASSOCIATE AIMÉE DE BURGH FRANKAU IN ALL LOVE AND A GREAT REVERENCE THIS STORY OF A WOMAN'S COURAGE But woman's gamble (there's only one; And it takes some pluck to play, When the rules are broke ere the game's begun; When, lose or win, you must pay!) Is a double wager on human kind, A limitless risk--and she goes it blind. For she stakes, at love, on a single throw, Pride, Honor, Scruples, and Fears, And dreams no lover can hope to know, And the gold of the after-years. (And all for a man; and there's no man lives Who is worth the odds that a woman gives.) --From "The Judgment of Valhalla." THE LOVE-STORY OF ALIETTE BRUNTON
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