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The Camomile
The Camomile: An Invention (Classic Reprint) | Catherine Carswell
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Excerpt from The Camomile: An Invention Not bad, you say, for a beginning? Perhaps not. But, Ruby, I feel that nair-rvous, as we say here, and, what is worse, a fraud. What if I have no gift for teaching? It is very funny to notice how im pressed, yet how skeptical Aunt Harry is. If she has read my professional card once, she has read it fifty times, but I'm sure she believes no more than I do that I shall really be paid money for my lessons. 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.
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😭My bargain $1.17 VMC was too good to be true. I flipped through the pages to discover a book heathen tore out pages 108-130. The seller offered a refund (which mournfully the $6 shipping was more than the price) or select another equally priced book from their site. So I‘ve ended up with this lovely Julia Chapman replacement. But I don‘t know what to do with my damaged copy. Any ideas? I can‘t bring myself to recycle bin a VMC…

julieclair Oh my.... who would do that? 🤷 It's a beautiful cover. Maybe frame it and set it on your bookshelf? 4w
Jess_Read_This @julieclair That‘s a terrific idea. I think I will do that. I was really crushed when I saw the missing pages. I was able to find another (pricier) VMC copy but it‘s a Penguin VMC. Which I know I‘m just being picky at this point and ought to be glad to have a copy at all. 😆 I really like your idea to frame the cover. It would look great on my bookshelf! 4w
rubyslippersreads Tearing out pages up is a travesty! 😡 4w
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IndoorDame So awful! Totally agree about the cover art! Also, I love trying blackout poetry with old books, but I feel terrible doing it even if I have beat up dimestore romances from goodwill, this would be the perfect thing to keep ripping pages out of for that or any other art projects. 4w
Sace My jaw dropped when I read about the torn out pages. I‘m so sorry about your disappointment. 😢 4w
LeahBergen Oh no!! 4w
julieclair I love @IndoorDame ‘s idea about blackout poetry or craft projects. And if you do those and/or frame the cover, please share a pic. Turn 🍋into lemonade! 😘 4w
Jess_Read_This @julieclair I will! I haven‘t had a chance to do anything with it yet. I‘ll have to google what blackout poetry is too 🤣 I‘m not the most crafty person. 4w
Jess_Read_This @IndoorDame Thank you for the tips! I‘ll do some googling on the poetry and look for craft ideas too 4w
Jess_Read_This @rubyslippersreads @Sace @LeahBergen Thank you for the commiserations. It was a true injustice to this book. 4w
kwmg40 The removal of the pages is terrible! But the cover really is lovely and makes the book worth keeping. 3w
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