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Title: A Flat Iron for a Farthing
or Some Passages in the Life of an only Son

Author: Juliana Horatia Ewing

Illustrator: M. V. Wheelhouse

Release Date: November 18, 2006 [EBook #19859]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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[Illustration: Mrs. Bundle (see p. 3).]

A FLAT IRON FOR A
FARTHING

or

Some Passages in the Life of
an only Son

by

Juliana Horatia Ewing

Illustrated by

M. V. Wheelhouse

George Bell & Sons

London

1908.

* * * * *

Dedicated

TO MY DEAR FATHER,

AND TO HIS SISTER, MY DEAR AUNT MARY,

IN MEMORY OF

THEIR GOOD FRIEND AND NURSE,

E. B.

OBIT 3 MARCH, 1872, AET. 83.

J. H. E.

* * * * *

PREFACE

An apology is a sorry Preface to any book, however insignificant, and
yet I am anxious to apologise for the title of this little tale. The
story grew after the title had been (hastily) given, and so many other
incidents gathered round the incident of the purchase of the flat iron
as to make it no longer important enough to appear upon the title
page. It would, however, be dishonest to change the name of a tale
which is reprinted from a Magazine; and I can only apologise for an
appearance of affectation in it which was not intended.

As the Dedication may seem to suggest that the character of Mrs.
Bundle is a portrait, I may be allowed to say that, except in
faithfulness, and tenderness, and high principle, she bears no
likeness to my father's dear old nurse.

It may int