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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Donovan, Volume 2 (of 3)](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqr07004sv24nsswjjyc3cr6/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260917%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260917T111726Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=dd85cede52cd1d0dba17acaeda606486d8934619661d02f97fa9d85d810514e9) ## About this work Donovan, Volume 2 (of 3) by Edna Lyall — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside DONOVAN A Novel BY EDNA LYALL AUTHOR OF "WON BY WAITING." "And I smiled to think God's greatness flowed around Our incompleteness,— Round our restlessness, His rest." E. B. BROWNING. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. II. LONDON: HURST AND BLACKETT, PUBLISHERS, 13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET. 1882\. All rights reserved. Contents I. Cast Adrift II. Rouge et Noir III. "The Raven for a Guide" IV. Struggling On V. Monaco VI. Losing Self to Find VII. "O'er Moor and Fen" VIII. One and All IX. In a Home X. Oakdene Manor XI. The Ideal Woman DONOVAN. CHAPTER I. CAST ADRIFT. Ruin's wheel has driven o'er us, Not a hope that dare attend, The wide world is all before us, But a world without a friend. BURNS. Two dry sticks will set on fire one green. He that takes the raven for a guide shall light upon carrion. Eastern Proverbs. How long were things to go on in their present state? That was the question which, as the spring advanced, Ellis Farrant continually asked himself. One afternoon, towards the end of May, the thought pressed itself upon him more pertinaciously than ever. He was in the smoking-room, leaning back meditatively in his chair, from time to time reading a few lines in the Sporting News, but more often looking discontentedly and perplexedly at his step-son, who had drawn up his chair to the other side of the hearth, and whose fine profile was clearly marked out against the light as he bent over his newspaper. Two days ago Donovan had come of age, yet Ellis had not carried out his preconceived plan of revenge; in the past he had always intended to have the final breach with his step-son on the very day that his guardianship ended, but when the time actually came his… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fdonovan-volume-2-of-3) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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